A teacher at the BB Coke High School in St Elizabeth was allegedly stabbed yesterday by a student while at school.

Following the incident, the teacher is said to have been admitted to the hospital with a punctured lung. The grade seven student, who is alleged to be behind the incident, is being sought by the police.

When contacted, a police officer said that the incident took place while the teacher was talking to two of his colleagues.

THE weekend STAR was told by someone closely connected to the school, however, that the teacher was stabbed after reprimanding a boy. It is said that child had earlier entered his class and attempted to fight another child.

The teacher is said to have intervened and pushed the offending child from his classroom. According to the source, the teacher was stabbed after turning his back and attempting to return to his class.

Director of Communication at the Ministry of Education, Colin Blair, when contacted said that the ministry condemns the incident.

"Children attend school to be educated and become good upstanding citizens, therefore, any criminal act must be dealt with accordingly," Blair said.