A 12-year-old boy has been charged with having a knife on a school bus.

He was reportedly caught with the blade on a bus taking pupils home from an Aberdeenshire secondary school.

Parents were sent a letter on Tuesday alerting them to the incident, which is said to have happened at around 3.30pm on Monday.

The 12-year-old will now be reported to Police Scotland's Youth Justice Management Unit.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "A has been charged in relation to an incident that occurred at around 3.30pm on Monday.

"A report will be sent to the Youth Justice Management Unit."