![]() Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your student’s school counselor or principal if you or your child need support,” Whitney wrote. “Events like these can trigger strong and unexpected emotional reactions. Whitney said counselors would be available throughout the weekend and next week for students and staff. A school bus driver was fatally stabbed in front of students after picking them up from a Washington state elementary school Friday afternoon, authorities said. “Our focus right now is on supporting our students and staff who are deeply impacted by this tragedy.” “We are devastated by the tragic loss of one of our own,” Pasco School District Superintendent Michelle Whitney wrote on Facebook. He said no additional information would be released until Monday. “The Pasco Police Department will work in close partnership with the Pasco School District through this investigation.” “Pasco police detectives will be processing the crime scene throughout the night,” Parramore told reporters late Friday. Police did not release any details about a motive for the stabbing. No students were injured in the attack, and the school called parents to pick up their children, Parramore said. The driver was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was taken into custody without incident, police said. and launched the knife attack as multiple children watched in horror. The children on the bus and at the school grounds were taken into the school building, Parramore said, and the suspect was still at the scene when officers arrived. The alleged killer, who is now in custody, got on the bus near Longfellow Elementary in the city of Pasco around 3 p.m. ![]() Students from Longfellow Elementary School in Pasco were aboard the bus when an older man boarded and began stabbing the driver, who was not identified, police said, NBC affiliate K NDU reported. After the assault, the driver lost control of the bus, driving over the curb and crashing into some hedges near the school. A bus driver in Washington state was fatally stabbed in front of a group of elementary school students riding the bus Friday, police said. Students from Longfellow Elementary in the city of Pasco were already on the bus Friday when a man got on and attacked the driver, police Capt. PASCO - A school bus driver was stabbed after he had picked up students from a Washington state elementary school and died of his injuries at a hospital, police said.
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