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Superintendent on end of Alabama hostage standoff
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- Date Feb 5, 2013
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Saint Louis superintendent of the local school district says he's celebrating the safe return of -- five year old student.
The superintendent releases statement thanking law enforcement team for their nonstop efforts to free that five year old boy -- added.
We are also thankful to our community for coming together at a time of need the outpouring of love he wrote and support is unmatched anywhere.
The dale county schools superintendent.
-- Bynum joins us live now the superintendent so good to see it must be all smiles -- lower Alabama today.
Shepherded it it is all smiles today we are celebrating.
Not only the release of our student.
But we are celebrating the life of a hero -- Charles Poland when all of the information is released.
Not only our community and our state of the nation will say that Charles Poland gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Absolutely incredible look for for viewers who don't know this that you see on the screen is that of the bus driver and we say he gave the ultimate sacrifice and superintendent to my understanding.
That he actually got between the gunman and the kids.
That is correct he did get between the gunman in the children.
And he made the statement those children or my responsibility.
He was not only a bus driver it was a father of those children -- He made the connection -- and shepherd that.
That drivers need to -- -- off he exemplified what a bus driver and what a human being is all about.
Well like I can't wait to hear the rest of the stories once investigators get through it all went out -- -- them on it that's a good story will wait for.
But I heard some great stories yesterday from some of the children in your school system you were you were reading on some of the other networks some of the messages that they'd written.
I -- if you share some with -- -- -- every column yes they all.
Their voices need to be heard it hit mr.
Kohler memorial service -- some of the -- that they had what mr.
Poland -- the best best drive by ever head.
You treat people act out all of a treat people how -- to be just like you.
There was a little girl that made a statement that mr.
Poland.
In the summertime when it was so hot you gave -- ice water.
Before the Christmas bright you would bring us cookies so he did say he was he was loved by those children and it was.
His love in return -- that we just admire so much.
Out of this trends to tragedy looks like you have a lot of a lot of teaching moments ahead for you and I know for a school administrator that an opportunity like that won't be lost good luck to all you all down there will be thinking about you.
Thank you -- figured got best everyone that was the part of this.
Operation thank you thank you so much well good news at lower Alabama --
