Primary school pupil found with knife on bus

Published 19th Sep 2017

A primary age pupil has been involved in an incident with a knife on a school bus in the Highlands.

A statement from Police Scotland say “we can confirm that we were made aware of an incident on a bus travelling to a primary school in the Badenoch and Strathspey area on Friday, September 15.

"A knife was confiscated from a pupil on the bus and was never taken onto school grounds.

"This was an isolated incident - nobody was injured and there was no risk to the school community or the wider public.

"Officers will be working in partnership with the school and Highland Council to investigate the incident and provide suitable guidance to all involved."

A Highland Council spokesman said: “The council works closely with the police in such matters and school staff followed all correct protocols in handling and reporting the incident. The school will be reinforcing safety messages with pupils and parents on pupils not bringing inappropriate items into school or onto school transport.