OLDBURY academy has put out an alert after a teenager threatened to stab a student while he was waiting for a bus.

The victim was waiting for a bus outside the BMW garage on Wolverhampton Road, in Oldbury last night when he was approached by a teenager who asked why he was “looking at his girlfriend”.

The warning put out by Oldbury Academy this morning (Wednesday) states: "The man got angry and put on gloves and a balaclava, and threatened to stab the student.

"The student got on a bus and went home.

"Description: black male, approximately 18/19 years old and wearing a black tracksuit.

"The police have been notified."

West Midlands Police have been contacted for comment.