Plymouth School Superintendent Andy Hartley is expressing his gratitude to school employees and emergency responders, after a pair of incidents last month. On October 11, one of the corporation’s buses was taking students home from their last day of class before fall break, when Marshall County Police say it was hit by a car that ran a red light at U.S. 30 and King Road.
During Tuesday’s school board meeting, Hartley praised the bus driver, Tammi Relos, for taking “heroic steps” to keep the bus on all four wheels. While a few children received minor injuries, no one had to be taken to the hospital. Hartley said a semi driver who happened to witness the incident called the school corporation to commend the bus driver for her actions. The superintendent thanked everyone who responded.
Then on October 24, four of the corporation’s schools were placed on a “lockout,” after someone called police, concerned that a person who might have a gun was walking on Columbus Drive. Plymouth Police began investigating and determined that no weapon was involved.
Hartley said Tuesday that he wanted to recognize the school corporation’s partnership with police and the speed at which they were able to respond. But he also noted that there are always things that school officials can do better.
