A teacher who was stabbed in a school says he is "recovering well" as he denied he was intervening in a fight between students during the incident.
Maths teacher Jamie Sansom was attacked in a corridor at Tewkesbury Academy in Gloucestershire on Monday morning.
He has now been discharged from hospital and the school has reopened with a police presence there to provide reassurance.
A teenage boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the incident and remains in custody.
In a statement, Mr Sansom said he wanted to "address some misinformation which has been circulating" in coverage of the incident.
"It is simply not true to say that I was intervening in a fight between students," he said.
"In my view, there was no point at which Tewkesbury students faced any direct threat.
"I am pleased to say that I am recovering well. I was well looked after at Gloucester Royal, and by the police, and I'm grateful for that.
"My thanks to everyone who helped put me on the road to what is expected to be a full recovery."
