Mexican teacher calmed children with a song during shooting
A Mexican teacher has been honoured after video footage of her calming pupils as a gun battle raged outside her school.
Martha Rivera Alanis was presented with a certificate on Monday to recognise her bravery in ordering her class of five- and six-year-olds to lie on the floor of their classroom, before attempting to soothe them by leading a chorus of a song from television show Barney & Friends.
Rivera Alanis filmed some of the scenes from inside the classroom in Monterrey – the sound of gunfire can be clearly heard – and posted the resulting video on Twitter. It was picked up and quickly spread around the internet, with the 33-year-old teacher earning the admiration of many.
"Of course, I was afraid, but I tell you, my kids get me through it," Rivera Alanis said after a ceremony hosted by the governor of the northeastern province of Nuevo León.
Source: The Guardian
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This is adorable! How brave...
- 12 months ago
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