School teachers and principals dedicate their lives to giving students a safe, nurturing environment to learn and grow, yet this selfless principal did something unthinkable to save two students who were about to be hit by a school bus.
While helping students get to their buses after school had ended, one bus jumped the curb, yet just before hitting some children, Principal Susan Jordan sacrificed her own life by pushing kids out from in front of the bus. “Up to the minute she was alive, she was helping the kids,” said Rita Reith from the Indianapolis Fire Department.
Jordan’s being hailed a hero for her selfless actions, which saved the lives of two 10-year-old students, but she was a beloved member of the school well before the tragic accident.
In fact, she was so adored that people actually moved their families into the district because of her reputation as principal for over two decades. “It was for all the good things we had heard about Principal Jordan and everything that was going on (there),” said Adam Baker.
Since her death, a tribute video has resurfaced from her entire school. “She is everything I want to be when I grow up,” says one adult woman. “She is kind. She’s caring. She’s compassionate. She’s loving. She’s sincere, and she’s a professional. She makes all of us want to be even better.”
Even students loved their principal so much that they wrote a poem: “J — is for joyful to be around. O — is for organized in all you do. R — is for radiant, because you, Mrs. Jordan, are radiant. D — is for demanding because you demand we do our best every day. A — is for awesome because you’re an awesome principal. N — is for nice because you’re always nice to work with.”
Watch the touching video below to see just how much Principal Jordan was loved by her faculty and students.
[Featured image credit: CNN News]