Parents dream of having their children go to a school where their educators are willing to sacrifice their lives to protect their students. That is exactly the kind of educator Susan Jordan was.
According to a report from CNN, Amy Beverland Elementary School principal Susan Jordan was killed in a bus crash when she pushed away a couple of kids from harm's way. Jordan was the school principal for the Indiana elementary school for more than two decades already during her death.
The beloved principal was helping some children get to their ride home when a school bus jumped the curb with two children on its path. According to the driver of the runaway bus, Jordan successfully pushed the kids out of the way but got fatally hit in the process. The driver was not sure why the bus accelerated and jumped the curb.
The two 10-year-old students that Jordan saved were taken to Riley Hospital for Children for non-life-threatening injuries, according to IndyStar. The school bus that jumped the curb had 25 students on board and not one of them was injured.
The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township suspended classes for Wednesday to mourn for the death of the principal. "Susan was an amazing educator. She had a remarkable way of making everyone she came in contact with feel valued and important," read the statement from the school board. "She had a passion for children that is unmatched."
Just this past May, the students and staff of the school Susan Jordan worked for as a school principal created a tribute video to celebrate her contributions for the school. "She is everything I want to be when I grow up," a woman says on the video. "She is kind. She's caring. She's compassionate. She's loving. She's sincere, and she's a professional."
