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1 year ago: Principal Susan Jordan was killed when she pushed two kids out of the way of a bus

Accident happened at Amy Beverland Elementary
Posted at 5:21 PM, Jan 26, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-26 17:58:36-05

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, Ind. -- One year ago, the principal of Amy Beverland Elementary School jumped in front of a bus and saved the lives of two children. Thursday, flags flew at half-staff at Lawrence Township schools in honor of Susan Jordan.

On January 26, 2016, a school bus lurched forward over a curb in the parking lot of Amy Beverland as children were being dismissed for the day.

Jordan pushed two 10-year-olds out of the way before she was struck and killed.

She had been a principal for 22 years.

According to the school's Facebook page, Jordan's family and the Amy Beverland community decided not to have a public observance.

Governor Holcomb did give his support for district facilities to fly flags at half-staff "as a symbol of solidarity in the Lawrence Township community."

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