School Bus Driver Gives Out Winter Hats and Gloves To Students In Need

   By SheSpeaksTeam  Jan 13, 2017
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Washington bus driver John Lunceford was going about his daily routine of driving a school bus when one child’s lack of winter attire made him stop and think. When picking up one of his regular students on a bitterly cold morning he realized the boy was not wearing any gloves or a hat. And when taking a second look and seeing that the boy was in tears with his cold red hands and ears, Lunceford put his own gloves on the child to warm him and assure him he was okay.

CBS News reports about the story that has now touched thousands due to a Facebook post sent out by the school district that has been shared many times. After dropping all the kids off that day, he went right out to his local dollar store and began purchasing multiple hats and gloves for all the students who were having to go without. He then drove back to the school and found the boy who had been so cold that morning studying in the library and gave him a pair of gloves and a hat. Lunceford explains, “I’m a grandfather, you know. No one wants a kid to suffer like that.”

The school district also explained what Lunceford did next, “He told all the students in the school’s library that if they were on his route and didn’t have hats or gloves, he’d take care of them.” Lunceford, who is a U.S. Army veteran, feels a special place in his heart for those kids on his bus route that must endure a cold winter without the proper clothing. Many reading the Facebook post are calling Lunceford a “hero” for what he did, but Lunceford is the first to point out that he is simply doing his job.

What do you think of this touching story about a school bus driver giving out winter hats and gloves to students in need?

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LoveFrances by LoveFrances | BRIDGEPORT, CT
Mar 09, 2017

I think it's a beautiful story and he definitely is a hero. But it makes me wonder... he went to a dollar store to get hats and gloves for children without. Where are these children's parents? Are you telling me these people are having children and they cannot even afford a dollar store hat and glove set?!?! They are so poverty-stricken that they cannot afford five dollars or less? In this day and age I don't know what to think about this. Why are we constantly having to take care of children that are not ours? How or where are WE FAILING as a society? I understand a handful of people needing help , but it seems like more and more and more people are trying to grab everything they can grab. and when people who truly need help come through there's nothing left

justy77 by justy77 | taylor, MI
Jan 22, 2017

He is an absolute inspiration to others. I work in a school office and I don't think people realize how much school employees take care of our children. I myself have several times given students my lunch who were still hungry and going home to little or no food or brought in food for them to take home, clothes, and found resources to help families. School employees....our secretaries, maintenance workers, bus drivers, lunch monitors, etc... are some of the most underpaid, underappreciated, and unrecognized people who are constantly taking care of our kids like in the story here and we receive more and more cuts to our pay and benifits. People don't realize that we see these kids everyday and their struggles. This is why we do our best to take care of them.

superbutt by superbutt | GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Jan 17, 2017

AWESOME!

basilandcatnip by basilandcatnip | GARLAND, TX
Jan 13, 2017

*high five to him!* Glad their are still bus drivers out there like that. I had one growing up who really made a difference in the community and I still remember him.