Quick-thinking students prevent classmate from taking knife on school bus

ROSTRAVER, Pa. — Rostraver police are investigating an incident that happened at a school bus stop Thursday morning.

School district officials told Channel 11's Michele Newell that a student had a knife in his backpack when he went to a bus stop along Mathews Road in Belle Vernon.

According to district officials, the student had a steak knife in his backpack.

However, the response from other students and adults was so quick that the knife never made it onto school property or on the bus.

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One parent told Newell she stopped her son from getting on the bus once she was alerted about the student with a knife.

She called police, but officials said it was students who first alerted nearby adults.

Now, she said she still has concerns moving forward.

“What is going to happen after this?” said Brianne Peck. “That’s what I’m most scared about. Is he going to be back on the bus? What precaution are they going to take in protecting my kids and everybody’s kids?”

The school district issued a statement regarding the incident below:

"We are very proud of the students that chose to do the right thing and get an adult involved. The administration investigated and will take steps to ensure the safety of all of our students. It is our number one priority."

It is unclear what, if anything, will happen to the student who had the knife, but police said they are still in the process of fact-finding.

The incident is still under investigation.

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