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Teen slashed, another arrested in fight near Queens high school

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One teen slashed another in the leg in a fight outside a Queens high school that also injured two school safety agents Monday, police sources said.

Oscar Conde, 17, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital with a minor wound, and the suspect, Ishmael Tejada, 16, was arrested, sources said.

School safety agents Michael Merritt and Janet Rampersant were treated at Wyckoff Hospital for minor injuries suffered when they tried to break up the 9:20 a.m. fight across from Grover Cleveland High School on Himrod St. in Ridgewood.

It was not immediately clear what the fight was about.

rparascandola@nydailynews.com