William Michael Stankewicz (born 1946) is a former teacher who attacked educators and children at North Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School in Red Lion, Pennsylvania in 2001. Stankewicz attacked 11 kindergarteners, two teachers and the principal with a machete.
He said he attacked the victims because he was angry about the failure of his marriage six years earlier, and allegations he had molested his stepdaughters.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Principal Norina Bentzel stopped the attack by jumping on Stankewicz and pinning him down, despite having been severely injured by hits from the machete.[5]
On February 2, 2001, Stankewicz drove from his home in Johnson City, Tennessee to York County. Along the way he tried to buy a gun, but failed the mandatory background check.[5]
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^Cadiz, Laura (February 5, 2001). "Ex-wife says she feared man accused in Pa. school attack". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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