Minister apologises for communication delay of alleged school knife attack

Key points

• A Canberra teenage boy has appeared in the ACT Children's Court over an alleged knife attack on a fellow student at Lanyon High School. Police say the boy stabbed the other student in the hand and punched him, including in the head.
• He was arrested on Thursday night after police say he ran from the scene. He faces several charges, and a bail application is due to be heard on Tuesday.
• ACT Education Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith apologised for a delay in messages to parents, which she linked to a government cyber security response that took the school's system offline.