Florida ? Grief counselors and Orange County deputies are expected to turn out in force this morning at University High School to reassure students and parents in the wake of a sophomore’s violent death on campus Thursday.

The stabbing of Michael Nieves during a fight over a girl prompted school administrators and Sheriff Kevin Beary to criticize state legislators for failing to classify “common” pocketknives as concealed weapons.

The fight broke out about 2:15 p.m. while hundreds of students waited to board buses for home. Tension between Michael and Kelvin DeLaCruz had been festering for weeks but flared during Thursday’s lunch hour, according to deputies and students.

DeLaCruz was charged Thursday evening with first-degree murder. He is being held without bail at the county jail.