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Police: Ramapo student charged with stabbing classmate

A Ramapo High School student was arrested and jailed for allegedly stabbing a fellow student inside the school last week. According to the criminal complaint, 17-year-old Jonathan Felipe-Ventura, of

News 12 Staff

Feb 23, 2016, 3:56 AM

Updated 3,208 days ago

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A Ramapo High School student was arrested and jailed for allegedly stabbing a fellow student inside the school last week.
According to the criminal complaint, 17-year-old Jonathan Felipe-Ventura, of Spring Valley, told police that he pulled a knife on 18-year-old Bryan Hernandez-Rodriguez after Hernandez-Rodriguez cursed at him and punched him in the face on Friday.
After the fight, both students were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern.
In a statement, the superintendent said the district is taking this altercation seriously. It is not clear if the district will discipline the students.
Felipe-Ventura has been charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
He is in Rockland County Jail on a $5,000 bail.