At Castor Gardens, Ambrose-Smith said, the school’s security officer did not run weapons detection on the student who brought the knife to school. “It’s a recipe for disaster, in my opinion ...

Two staffers were stabbed by a student at Castor Gardens Middle School because of an “epic administrative failure,” the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers president said Wednesday.

Officers were called to Castor Garden Middle School shortly after noon and found a 63-year-old woman was stabbed in her left side and a 31-year-old woman in the right arm, police said. The first ...