A police officer in Florida shot and killed a bull that was running loose near a school bus stop last week. The bull belonged to a local resident who has a farm. He reportedly charged at kids and trampled the officer. The officer then got up and shot the bull three times. The bull fell over, got up and started to run away. The officer followed the bull and notified dispatchers that he had fired shots, and requested medical help for himself because of an injury to his ankle. The bull later turned around and charged him again, after which the office fired his weapon four more times, killing the animal.
“Attempts were made to stop the animal without violence and allow it to calm without success. I believe Officer Gibbs responded in a manner to protect the lives of all the children that were present and removed the threat,” said Brian Burkeen, Indian River Fire Rescue Assistant Chief.
A high school student in Mississippi could potentially face charges of impersonating a teacher and driving a school bus without a commercial license. The student somehow obtained a teacher ID badge and told teachers at Leake Central Elementary School he was going to be a teacher next year, but that this year he had been assigned the role of bus monitor. In the school bus, the driver allowed the student to drive for about two miles and then took over again. Suspecting teachers brought their concerns to the school principal, who notified a school resource officer.
A high school sophomore from Minnesota is being lauded as a hero after his attempts to save his school van driver. The driver, 64-year-old Greg Engelke had a heart attack behind the wheel. Jeron Baalson, the only passenger in the van, quickly provided CPR with chest compressions and called for help on the two-way radio after the van slowly went into a ditch and he realized Engelke was unresponsive. While Engelke unfortunately passed away an hour later in the hospital, Baalson’s efforts to save his life did not go unnoticed. Local authorities and school officials are calling Baalson a ‘hero,’ and he has been recognized with numerous awards, including a nomination from his Boy Scouts troop for a national Meritorious Action Award.
