A teacher sustained injuries at Brashear High School in Pittsburgh during an attempt to defuse a student altercation today, according to various sources. The debate about what transpired in that high school corridor winds tighter than a spiral staircase, as misinformation initially suggested a far graver scenario.

As responding officers converged on the institution post-noon, reports surfaced of a purported stabbing. However, Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh clarified, as per Audacy, that the confrontation did not escalate to such violence. "No one was stabbed," Pugh detailed, placing a wedge of truth between the layers of hearsay. Staff injuries came courtesy of a student's rings during the melee—not a blade.

It was reported that a male substitute teacher was injured while breaking up a fight between two female students. He needed stitches at the hospital. A student was detained following the incident, as reported by WPXI.