Terrifying moment teen stabs her teacher who desperately tries to fight her off after row over exam’s grade

THIS is the harrowing moment a teenager stabbed her teacher with a hunting knife after her mathematics exam. Footage shows Betânia de Almeida fighting for her life at the Santos Peres State High School, in the Brazilian state of Pará. Shocking footage shows a student attack her teacher with a knife Credit: X The horrific attack came after her maths exam was graded Credit: X At first, the girl is seen twiddling with her hair before whipping out the blade and lunging at her victim. There was no one to help Almeida as she dodged the repeated attacks in the otherwise empty classroom. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! She is seen wrestling with the student, who eventually appears to stab her. The girl nearly gets Almeida a second time near her face before she frees herself from her grip and bolts from the classroom to seek help. The teacher can be seen bravely wrestling the knife away from her Credit: X The weapon used in the attack Credit: Brazil Military Police The student, who is in the 11th grade, was arrested at the scene of the attack on September 11. The knife used in the attack was found inside the classroom, after being thrown into a bin. She later told officers that she attacked Almeida because she disliked her, according to a Pará Civil Police report. The victim was rushed to Cameta Regional Hospital, where she received stitches and was discharged Saturday. Most read in The Sun The teacher momentarily loses balance, but manages to fight her attacker off Credit: X She escapes the room, miraculously only sustaining one stab wound Credit: X Miraculously, her wound was not deep and the knife had not punctured any of her organs. The school condemned the attack in a statement posted on Instagram, describing it as “violence that goes beyond the limits of a disciplinary case.” “Aggression against teachers is unacceptable within the school environment,” it added. It remains unclear if the girl will suffer any consequences after the attack. Brazil faces high rates of school violence, leading the world in aggression against educators according to global studies. More than half of Brazilian teachers have reported such situations in the classroom, according to research from the Ministry of Education. In basic education, the number reaches 61%, and in higher education, 55%. Comment now