KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported stabbing involving two students at Halls High School on Monday morning, according to Knox County spokesperson Kimberly Glenn.

According to KCSO, a 16-year-old male student in 11th grade stabbed a 15-year-old male student in 10th grade with a sharp object during a barbering class after an "altercation."

KCSO clarified that this object was not a knife.

The 15-year-old victim was transported by ambulance to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to KCSO.

The 16-year-old suspect has been taken into custody and charged with Aggravated Assault.

The investigation remains ongoing by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Unit.

Due to the ages of those involved,

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