Cal Area bus driver takes knife from student
A California Area Elementary student faces at least a 10-day suspension after the district said a bus driver confiscated a knife from the student Monday afternoon.
District Superintendent Michael Sears said in an email Wednesday school Principal Rachel Nagy had been notified of the knife immediately, and the district told the student’s parents not to send the child to school or let the child ride the bus on the following day.
The building is part of the district’s California Borough campus. Reached by phone, Sears said the student is in third grade. No one was injured in the incident.
“This is something I’m taking extremely seriously so needless to say consequences are in order,” Sears added. “I just want to take steps to make that incidents like this don’t happen again.”
Sears’ email said officials went on to issue the suspension for the student, “pending possible further disciplinary action consistent with school district policy.”
“Notice was sent to families of students who ride the bus at the same time as the alleged offender during the Tuesday, 5 March 2019, afternoon bus run,” Sears wrote.