Deadra Ramirez said she loved being able to work as a school bus driver with its flexible schedule, allowing her to spend time with her children, Hespera and Felix.
More than 500,000 children were shut out of lessons Tuesday as school workers in Los Angeles began a three-day walkout over pay. Roughly 30,000 bus drivers, cafeteria workers and special education assistants employed by Los Angeles Unified School District -- the second biggest in the United States -- are striking over what they say are "poverty wages."
First responders "rescue" Burlington students from (simulated) bus crash: in photos
Car
Jaws of Life were used to rip all four doors off of the junk car used in the simulation.
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Nick Farvour
Nick Farvour, a junior at Burlington High school who played a "victim" in the simulation, front right, joins his fellow classmates in debriefing with a member of the Burlington Rescue Squad.
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Stretcher
First responders prepare to load one of the "critical condition" actors onto a stretcher.
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Car
The jaws of life were used to rip all four doors off of the junk car used in the simulation.
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firefighters
Firefighters from Burlington attended to the scene of the simulation and used the Jaws of Life on the "crashed" car.
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Drone
A police drone was used to gather aerial of the situation.
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Barb Rigden
Barb Rigden, pictured at center, was an EMT Intermediate and one of the moulage artists on the scene.
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officer in car
One of the first officers on scene at the beginning of the simulation is pictured here.
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Students
Students from Burlington high school relax after taking part in the simulation.
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Fire Crew
Members of the Burlington Fire Department walk toward debriefing following the simulation.
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Babe and Steil
Burlington Fire Chief Alan Babe, left, shakes hands with Congressman Bryan Steil after a brief conversation.
Deadra Ramirez said she loved being able to work as a school bus driver with its flexible schedule, allowing her to spend time with her children, Hespera and Felix.
