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When A Teacher Spotted A Student Alone In The Road, She Realized Something Was Very Wrong
Mar 24, 2023
When A Teacher Spotted A Student Alone In The Road, She Realized Something Was Very Wrong
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when a South Carolina school teacher was
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driving home after a long day in the
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classroom she never imagined the
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trajectory her aiming would take
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and it all started when she spotted
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someone she recognized in the middle of
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the road
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as the teacher approached she realized
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it was one of her students however she
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found it strange that he was cycling all
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by himself in the middle of the road
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however after pulling over she began to
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realize something was very wrong
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calling out to the student the teacher's
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inquiries soon turned into an urgent
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need for medical care
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you won't believe this story of one
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teacher's commitment to her student and
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how she ultimately changed his life for
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the better
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we hope you have some tissues Keller
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Sutherland has a strong commitment to
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her students ever since she became a
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school teacher she has made it her
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mission to impact her students lives and
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their overall happiness
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while teaching can be a tough job
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balancing the school's requirements and
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her students needs Sutherland is always
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up to the challenge for Sutherland being
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a teacher goes beyond the classroom
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it's her goal to enrich their lives 2
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4-7 and prepare them for the future
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when I see myself as a teacher I just go
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far beyond the classroom
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I truly care for these kids part of what
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makes Sutherland connect with students
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so well is the fact she's a mother
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herself
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she understands how teachers spend more
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time with children than parents do
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therefore it's crucial that teachers
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take the time to invest in both the
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intellectual and emotional development
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of their students
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Sutherland has the pleasure of teaching
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at Ellen Woodside Elementary located in
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Pelzer South Carolina with students in
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grades K5 the school is known for its
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robust programs and student offerings
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providing the tools needed for Success
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thanks to local grants and donations
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the facilities at Ellen Woodside
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Elementary offer a plethora of amenities
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for its students from an automated media
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center with over fifteen thousand
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reading materials to classrooms equipped
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with state-of-the-art computers there's
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also an expansive outdoor play area
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gymnasium and computer labs with iPad
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access
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there are many school programs designed
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to tap into the student's potential not
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only are their Fitness classes in the
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school core but the elementary school
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also offers literary clubs and creative
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writing programs
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additional tutoring is also a priority
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to help with struggling students so they
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don't fall behind over the years Ellen
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Woodside Elementary has won multiple
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awards from a school district
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they'd won the exemplary riding school
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award and have always been named as a
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safe kid schools the staff is also lucky
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to have five teachers that are national
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board certified to say that this school
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strives for academic Excellence would be
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an understatement
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the vision for Ellen Woodside Elementary
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is simple keep the students first it's
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about creating a positive learning
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environment that challenges the children
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and helps them Achieve Personal and
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academic success
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for Sutherland the mission rang true to
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her beliefs not only as a teacher but as
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a mother
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Sutherland loved that her school was
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focused on not only fostering academic
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intelligence but equipping students with
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the ability to tackle real life problems
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through essential life lessons according
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to the school's website
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students should be provided with a
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curriculum that is founded on basic
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skills is relevant and incorporates
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real-life experiences and is enriched
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with higher order thinking and problem
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solving
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Sutherland loves her school's Mission
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and would soon discover that real-life
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lessons weren't just for the students it
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would be in February 2019 as the teacher
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was driving home from school that she
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would notice something very strange on
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the highway
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Sutherland had no idea she was about to
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be tested in ways she never could have
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imagined unfortunately Sutherland's day
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had not been going well
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detailing the events leading up to her
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alarming interaction with a student she
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wrote leading up to this moment was a
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day that just didn't seem to be going
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well
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it was a day that seemed like I wasn't
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making a difference with my students a
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day I felt like I was failing in
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everything as I left work I looked
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forward to going home and resting I
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simply texted a few friends and asked
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for prayer Kelly explained however she
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would soon find out that her day had
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other plans and rest was not one of them
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as Sutherland drove home she quickly
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made a call to her husband hoping to
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take her mind off her stressful day
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during this time the teacher noticed a
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young boy riding his bike alongside the
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highway at first she didn't think much
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of it however she then noticed he was
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cycling very erratically near the cars
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what could be going on
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Sutherland was concerned about the
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situation and told her husband about the
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small child riding his bike down the
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road
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since it was such a busy highway she
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knew the danger of a young child riding
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in and out of traffic after passing the
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child Sutherland decided to turn around
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and check up on him she told her husband
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she would be late and quickly turned the
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car around right there on the highway
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driving back toward the boy approaching
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the young child Sutherland realized he
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was a student from the previous year
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his name was Cameron samonsik and had
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been in her class
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however the question remained what was
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he doing alone on the Busy Highway I
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immediately pulled up rolled down the
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window and I just asked him Cameron what
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are you doing here in the road there's
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heavy traffic what are you doing
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unfortunately his vague response did not
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provide the answers the teacher was
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seeking it only triggered more cause for
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alarm
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according to Sutherland Cameron was
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peddling in a very terrified Manner and
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while he came to a stop when he noticed
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Sutherland what he was saying didn't
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make much sense according to Sutherland
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he was rambling about going to his
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grandmother's house but something didn't
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feel right about the situation according
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to Sutherland she knew the type of
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student Cameron was in his character he
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wasn't the type of child to just go off
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on his own
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I knew that he followed directions he
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wasn't a child who would just leave the
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house riding his bike in heavy traffic
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she told the local media Sutherland
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decided to continue to question Cameron
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and asked him if his father knew he had
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left his house when he told her no she
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knew something was definitely not right
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about what was going on therefore
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through gentle questioning Cameron soon
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began to open up to his former teacher
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Cameron revealed that he had gone to
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school and gone home like any other day
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but noticed something was very wrong
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when his father didn't greet him at the
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door it was then he discovered a
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terrifying situation in the kitchen
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Cameron's father was on the ground and
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unconscious thankfully he knew what to
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do because of his father's medical
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condition
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according to Cameron his father had
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diabetes and had passed out due to his
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need for insulin
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unfortunately there was a problem when
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Cameron went to use his father's cell
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phone to call 9-1-1 the screen was
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locked not knowing what to do he
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immediately went out to find help
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however none of his neighbors were home
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at the time realizing his father was in
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danger he continued to press on he knew
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he needed to get help ASAP
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the only other place that Cameron knew
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he could go was his grandmother's the
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only downside to this would she lived
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five miles away and he would have to
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take the Busy Highway despite the risk
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Cameron took off on his bike anyway to
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save his dad's life
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thankfully Sutherland had stumbled upon
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Cameron just in time as he wove in and
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out through the four lanes of heavy
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commuter traffic and thanks to her
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instincts she had stopped to check on
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him as Sutherland comforted Cameron two
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other cars stopped to check on them and
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called the emergency services for his
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father
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after giving the paramedics and fireman
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his address the emergency crew raced to
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the scene
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the First Responders were able to reach
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his home just in time and administer the
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insulin injection his fathered so
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desperately needed talk about arriving
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in the nick of time
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Sutherland praised Cameron for his
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bravery in the situation and his ability
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to keep calm while facing such a
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challenging moment
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she was also happy he had passed by when
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he did
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Sutherland was also praised for going
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above and beyond as a teacher stopping
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for the student when it was well after
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the work day
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at the end of the day Sutherland
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believed her interaction was all part of
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a divine plan as I left work that day I
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looked forward to going home and resting
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but God had a different plan and I'm so
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glad he did he showed me teaching goes
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far beyond a classroom and at what we do
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for our students outside the classroom
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is way more important
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we're just thankful for amazing teachers
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like her keep up the amazing work
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