Steve Lieberman

slieberm@lohud.com

RAMAPO - Two Ramapo High School students armed with knives or razors suffered minor wounds during a fight inside the building on Friday afternoon, authorities said.

One student who suffered a cut to his hand and body was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. A Ramapo police detective went to interview the young man at the hospital.

The other student suffered a hand cut, possibly self-inflicted, during the fight.

Both students were 17 years old.

Ramapo police Detective Lt. Mark Emma said earlier Friday that as far as he knew, the students didn't suffer a serious, life-threatening injury.

He said the student might have been taken to the hospital emergency room as more of a precaution and as part of East Ramapo School District's procedures.

"There is an injury from some possible type of blade," Emma said. "I believe the injuries are not serious."

Emma later said the police department agreed to let the East Ramapo School District officials release all the information. The department has deferred to the district in the past.

Schools Superintendent Deborah Wortham, who was hired late last year to run the district, said in a released statement that the students taken to the hospital were treated and released.

"We take very seriously the safety of our students and will assist the police in any way we can as they continue their investigation," Wortham said in a released statement.

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