The teacher at a Queensland school received a small, non-life-threatening puncture wound to the shoulder, police say

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An 11-year-old girl has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a teacher at a Queensland primary school.

Police tasered the girl at the school at Heatley, in Townsville, just before midday before taking her into custody.

Police said they found the student inside the school grounds armed with a knife after responding to reports of a student stabbing a female teacher.

Senior sergeant Scot Warrick said the girl received immediate medical attention after she was subdued by officers.

“The student was brought under control in a safe manner as quickly as possible, immediate first aid was provided,” he told the ABC.

The teacher, 56, suffered a small non-life-threatening wound to the back of her shoulder and was transported to Townsville Hospital as a precaution.

Warrick said the knife had been described to him as “a small paring knife”.