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School safety agent stabbed while breaking up fight at East Flatbush middle school; person of interest in custody

Officers responded to I.S. 285 Meyer Levin, located at 5909 Beverley Rd, just after 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Zoe Cosgrove

Feb 5, 2026, 5:41 AM

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Police say a person of interest is in custody after an NYPD school safety agent was stabbed in the leg while breaking up a fight at a middle school in East Flatbush.

Officers responded to I.S. 285 Meyer Levin, located at 5909 Beverley Road, just after 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Authorities say the 53-year-old woman was stabbed in the calf while trying to separate two students who were fighting.

EMS took the woman to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where she are expected to recover.

Sources say the middle school does not require students to pass through metal detectors.

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