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SC school bus driver says kindergartners’ curiosity helped stop armed hijacking
WSBTV(Columbia, South Carolina) ^ | 05/17/2021 | KELLY MCCARTHY

Posted on 05/20/2021 6:15:27 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen

A South Carolina school bus driver who kept his cool during an armed hijacking hailed all 18 children the real heroes of the high-pressure encounter.

Kenneth Corbin spoke exclusively to “Good Morning America” Monday about how he was able to hold off the gunman and what the students said to the man that helped keep them safe for six minutes.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsbtv.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
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Apparently the hijacker got confused and frustrated because the kids would not stop asking questions AND the driver really kept his cool.
1 posted on 05/20/2021 6:15:27 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

So the hijacker was not very good at classroom management.


2 posted on 05/20/2021 6:36:14 AM PDT by Sertorius (A hayseed with no Greek and dam^ proud of it)
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To: Sertorius

Well if you’ve never had 24 third graders saying hey mister non-stop with random questions then maybe we don’t know how YOU would react to that.
😆
Hey Mister!!


3 posted on 05/20/2021 6:39:06 AM PDT by 9422WMR (Lie, cheat, steal. It’s how the democRATS operate. )
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To: Kid Shelleen

Pre-enlistment screening didn’t work real well...


4 posted on 05/20/2021 7:35:45 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate other.)
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To: Kid Shelleen
I can imagine the questions:

"why don't you have a car"?
"Is that a real gun"?
"are you our new bus driver?"
"What does your shirt say?"
"does your mom dress you like that"?

etc
5 posted on 05/20/2021 7:41:13 AM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

Today’s kids have more diverse interests than my generation had at that age. All we ever said was “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?”


6 posted on 05/20/2021 8:24:58 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ )
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To: CFW
"What's the annual rainfall of the Amazon basin?"
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"
"Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
"How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck would chuck wood?"
7 posted on 05/20/2021 3:53:06 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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