There’s still a swirl of unanswered questions after a student died on a school bus Wednesday morning in Covington.
It happened around 8 a.m. at Mattson Middle School. The King County Sheriff’s Office said that the student was found unconscious after getting on board. Police and paramedics tried to save their life but sadly they were pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials are staying tight-lipped. KCSO and the Kent School District declined to answer any questions about the death, including where the student went to school, their age, and sex.
Mattson Middle School parents say they only heard from the District this morning when they got a text around 8 a.m.
“The text message said there was a medical emergency and the students are safe,” said Khumar, whose daughters attend Mattson Middle School.
Khumar said she got that text along with a video from her husband of the scene while he was dropping their daughters off at school. In the video, you can see police squad cars and ambulances filling the middle school’s parking lot.