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An eighth grader from Glen Hills Middle School in Wisconsin is being hailed as a hero after jumping into action when the bus driver suffered a medical emergency on Wednesday (April 24) night.
Acie Holland III noticed something was wrong when he saw the bus driver's head slumped over the steering wheel.
"I look up at the bus driver and she was just, like, dazed. I'm looking, and she was like her head was falling on the steering wheel," Holland told WISN.
As the bus started to veer onto the other side of the road, Holland jumped out of his seat and rushed to help.
"I grabbed the steering wheel, then I get us to the curb, and I hit the brakes close, and then when we hit the curb, I turned the wheel all the way because I didn't know where the parking brake was," Holland said.
Once the bus was stopped, Holland called 911. While waiting for officers to arrive, the school bus driver regained consciousness and contacted the bus dispatcher, who sent another driver to finish the route.
School officials praised Holland for saving the 20 students and bus driver.
"I really hope that people take away the fact that, like everyday people can do really extraordinary things," said Anna Young, Glen Hills Middle School principal. "I think that our students, when they step outside of their comfort zones, can surprise themselves."
No information was released about the bus driver's condition.