A nine-year-old boy this morning assaulted his teacher and hit her with a paper knife, slightly injuring her. The incident happened at San Gwann Primary School B.

Sources said the teacher turned down the boy's request to leave the classroom during an art lesson and the boy assaulted the teacher, hitting her in the arm with the paper knife.

The learning support assistant who was in the class specifically because of this boy was also slightly injured.

The police are investigating and the school authorities have already taken disciplinary action against the boy.

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