{"id":5880,"date":"2013-05-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2013\/05\/22\/teacher-saves-students-from-oklahoma-tornado\/"},"modified":"2013-05-22T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T07:00:00","slug":"teacher-saves-students-from-oklahoma-tornado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2013\/05\/22\/teacher-saves-students-from-oklahoma-tornado\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher saves students from Oklahoma tornado"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5879\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1ba6f013b03d3119f460bad3db0fbe5d.jpg\" alt=\"- Image Credit: Today\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Teacher, Rhonda Crosswhite, and Damian Britton, one of the students she protected\" width=\"599\" height=\"331\" \/>\n<p>Teachers are individuals that help shape our lives every day.\u00a0 During the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma, one teacher, Rhonda Crosswhite, took her role to a new level when she saved the lives of her students.<\/p>\n<p>When the tornado went through Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, Rhonda protected several students from harm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was in a [bathroom] stall with some kids and it just started coming down, so I laid on top of them&#8221;, Rhonda stated on the Today show.\u00a0 She continued to keep them calm. &#8216;We&#8217;re going to be fine, we&#8217;re going to be fine, I&#8217;m protecting you. &#8216;And then I said a few prayers. &#8216;God please take care of my kids.&#8217; And we&#8217;re fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s what&#8217;s good,<\/p>\n<p>Jon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teachers are individuals that help shape our lives every day.\u00a0 During the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma, one teacher, Rhonda Crosswhite, took her role to a new level when she saved the lives of her students. 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