By Lori Ehde
The Luverne teen-ager charged with stabbing a girl in January was sentenced in Rock County District Court last week.
Sarah Elizabeth Smook pled guilty in April to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
She admitted stabbing a fellow student, Danielle Cook, after a dispute between two girls and their friends escalated to violence.
Cook has since recovered from the stab wound incurred by a seven-inch steak knife.
Smook was charged Jan. 4 with the felony crime and was expelled Jan. 9 for the remainder of the school year.
She attended classes at Minnesota West Community and Technical College through the Post Secondary Option at Luverne High School.
Smook, 17, appeared for sentencing in Luverne Monday, July 15, with her parents Dennis and Arlene Smook.
She was ordered to serve 30 days on electronic home monitoring and to abide by probation conditions until her 19th birthday.
She must also pay $540 in fines and $180.70 in restitution and write a letter of apology to Cook and to have no contact with her.
Further, she was ordered to abstain from drugs and alcohol and abide by counseling recommendations of the probation officer.
As a result of the crime, Luverne School District administration has vowed to keep closer tabs on harassing activity among student in order to defuse conflicts before they escalate to violence.
Smook was a juvenile when charged, but because her offense is a felony, the reports - including her identity - become public under Minnesota law.