Riverside Elementary School bus driver recognized for ‘heroic and selfless act’ to protect children during shooting

Riverside Elementary School bus driver recognized for ‘heroic and selfless act’ to protect children during shooting

A Riverside Elementary School bus driver was recognized by Gwinnett County Public Schools and the county’s school board on Thursday for her efforts to protect the students she was driving when a person began firing a gun at her bus earlier this month.

Riverside Elementary School Principal Ben Pope and GCPS Transportation Supervisor Jeanine Ramos presented a certificate of special recognition to bus driver Patricia Rodriguez at the school board’s monthly meeting.