Hamilton Police will be working with schools and the Ministry of Education to work out ways of minimising the risks in City schools following an incident at a college this morning.
City Deployment Manager, Inspector Karen Henrikson, said officers were called to Bankwood Rd, outside Fairfield College shortly before 10am.
"It appears two boys, who are students at the school, were confronted by a group of four other students, all boys aged 14-15-years old.
"Members of the group demanded cigarettes from the victims and when they said they didn't have any they were punched the pair, assaulted with an umbrella and threatened with a knife by members of that group."
Ms Henrikson said the victims were taken to the school nurse's office while the offenders fled on foot to nearby Donny Park.
"Responding located the offenders in the park who fled through bushes and a nearby gully that a stream flows through.
"The four offenders were caught and arrested by the City's Tactical Response Unit and two 14-year-olds appeared in the Hamilton District Court today in relation to the incident."
A third youth was referred to Youth Aid follow up action while the fourth boy was interviewed and released without further action.
"With this incident following on from a similar incident at another school last month Police will be working closely with Ministry of Education officials and school principals to identify ways to reduce the risk of any reoccurance."
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