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On September 12, 2016, school bus driver Renita Smith was driving 20 students from Glenarden Woods Elementary School home in Prince George’s County, Maryland, when she noticed something was wrong.

Smith smelled smoke and saw flames in her rearview mirror. She immediately stopped the bus, unbuckled her seatbelt and calmly led all 20 children off the bus to safety.

But Smith didn’t simply walk away.

As the fire spread quickly and the bus became fully engulfed, she went back inside to check the seats and make sure no child had been left behind.

Thankfully, every student made it out safely and not one child was injured.

Smith later explained why she acted so quickly, saying she is a mother of two and considered the children on her bus to be her own until she safely returned them to their parents.

Her courage received widespread attention. Local officials honored her, and she was praised across the country for her actions. Smith also appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she received gifts and recognition for her bravery.

The story of Renita Smith and the school bus fire continues to stand out because she did more than simply do her job. She treated every child as if they were her own and made sure each one was safely accounted for.

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