
Seventh grader brings school bus to a stop after driver loses consciousness
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A seventh-grader in Michigan is being praised for his quick thinking after taking control of a school bus after the bus driver lost consciousness, according to a statement from the school district's superintendent.
The situation unfolded on Wednesday while students were being transported home from Carter Middle School in Warren, Michigan, about 30 minutes north of Detroit. During the ride, a bus driver "became lightheaded and lost consciousness" while the bus was traveling on Masonic Boulevard near Bunert Road, according to Superintendent Robert D. Livernois.
A "quick-thinking" seventh-grade male student "saw the driver in distress and stepped to the front of the bus and helped bring it to a stop without incident," Livernois said.

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