Suddenly, we’re national news
From Staff Reports
Darlington County was propelled into the national and even international news Jan. 22 when school-bus driver Bernadine Reed got 40 students off a burning bus, with none of the children suffering injuries.
The Darlington County School District compiled on its web site some of the headlines the incident made in newspapers and on TV stations’ web sites around the state and nation:
(Florence) Morning News: Darlington County school bus driver praised as hero
WBTW-TV, Florence: A Darlington County bus driver recognized as a hero after fiery wreck
WPDE-TV, Florence: Darlington bus driver says she didn’t think twice about saving students from fiery crash
WMBF-TV, Myrtle Beach: S.C. school district recognizes ‘hero’ bus driver who saved 40 students after fiery crash
The State, Columbia: Driver rescues 40 kids from a burning school bus, S.C. fire department says
The Charlotte Observer: ‘I’m just a mother who got 40 kids off to safety.’ S.C. bus driver talks about fire
School Transportation News: School bus driver recognized for saving students from fiery crash
Inside Edition: New driver calmly rescues 40 children from burning school bus
WACH-TV, Columbia: Darlington bus driver says she didn’t think twice about saving students from fiery crash
WIS-TV, Columbia: S.C. school district recognizes ‘hero’ bus driver who saved 40 students after fiery crash
Myrtle Beach Online: S.C. bus driver: ‘I’m just a mother who got 40 kids off to safety’
The Bellingham (Washington) Herald: Driver rescues 40 kids from a burning school bus, S.C. fire department says
The (Hilton Head) Island Packet: ‘I’m just a mother who got 40 kids off to safety’
The Miami Herald: After saving 40 kids from a burning school bus, ‘hero’ driver went right back to work
School Bus Fleet: Driver rescues students from school bus before it catches fire