Reward for a hero (not the hero Bush gushed over at the photo op)

[SoCalDem]

I find it odd that the KIDS name THIS guy as their hero..he was hurt in the crash, and yet got the kids off the bus.. the guy , that *²stupid³ fawned over and met with privately, got to safety and then went back to help..




Reward for a hero
http://www.startribune.com/10204/story/1346777.html
By Steve Brandt, Star Tribune

Last update: August 06, 2007 – 5:13 PM




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Jeremy Hernandez leaves the Interstate 35W bridge after he helped rescue youngsters from a school bus after the bridge collapsed on Wednesday. Dunwoody College of Technology is making resources available so that Hernandez can attend.




If school bus evacuator Jeremy Hernandez wants to resume learning auto mechanics at Dunwoody College of Technology, he can do so without charge. The Minneapolis school made that offer to Hernandez’s family Saturday.

Hernandez drew national attention when he played a lead role in the evacuation of 61 kids and staff from a school bus caught up in last week’s Interstate 35W bridge collapse.

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In news coverage afterward, Hernandez said that he was working as a youth worker at Waite House after he’d been forced to drop out of Dunwoody for lack of money. The school’s tuition and fees typically run $15,000 annually. That prompted a flurry of calls to the school from alumni and staff, according to Dave Jarzyna, a school spokesman. “Universally they said we need to do something for this guy,” Jarzyna said.

“We’re going to make sure that if he wants to come to Dunwoody, he’ll have the resources to do that,” Jarzyna said. Hernanedez, 20, could not be reached immediately for comment. “The ball’s in his court and we’re hoping to hear from him,” Jarzyna said.

[MissWaverly]

1. great news, first kick to the greatest page.

[SoCalDem]

2. $15K a year to be an auto mechanic?

How many years schooling are required? Am I the only one surprised by this?

[MissWaverly]

4. I dunno but the trade schools are not cheap

like the ones to be an air conditioner repair guy.

[SoCalDem]

10. In my day, that stuff was taught in Vo-Tech, in high schools and on-the-job training

Sad..now these kids graduate high school and have to PAY more than they can afford, just to get a job fixing cars & appliances :(

[MissWaverly]

11. Yes, it is sad

and often the people that want it the most are those who can't pay for it. The plain truth is the schools are broke,
my niece is a high school teacher and she buys the supplies the kids use in the classroom.

[The Straight Story]

3. His name is "Hernandez "? He was just saving kids no one else wanted to save

I am surprised that the folks at FR are not asking if he has a green card :rofl: ...oh wait, maybe they are.

[Karenina]

5. Who was *dipshit fawning over?

I missed that.

[SoCalDem]

6. Gary Babineau

[Karenina]

7. Alles klar.

[gatorboy]

8. Yeah but he looks awfully brown.

The Base simply wouldn't go for Bush chumming it up with that guy.

[SoCalDem]

9. and i think I saw a TATTOO on his arm..

I wonder if *²stupid³ even asked to have him come to the "celebration".

[peekaloo]

12. Cowards despise true heroes.

Fuck Bu$h. He'd rather our young and poor be dying for his "noble" causes.

It's nice to see the community rally around that young man.

[SoCalDem]

13. The only sad thing is that once he's in school again, the kids won't see him

as often.. But they probably are neighborhood kids.. I'm sure they will use him as a role model anyway