Students Prevent Classmate From Taking Knife To School

ROSTRAVER, Pa. – Rostraver police are investigating an incident that happened at a school bus stop Thursday morning. School district officials told news partners at Channel 11 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.  One parent says 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. 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.