Jones said he's been a bus driver for 14 years. Wednesday morning, he was put to the test when an American Bulldog boarded with a group of students and began attacking.
"It was mostly terrifying," he said.
Jones said he had about 35 elementary school kids on the bus at the time.
"The kids started running up to the bus. I never saw what was frightening them," Jones said he opened the doors and soon realized the dog was running to the back.
"All the kids were jumping around, screaming. I was trying to kick the dog, and hit the dog. He was jumping on the seat," he said.
Jones chased the dog off the bus. But the dog got back on. Jones says he grabbed the dog once again by the back of its neck and forced it off the bus.
Some parents say what Jones did was heroic.
"I'm very thankful to Mr. Jones," said Alvina Brooks.
Jones will hear more thank-yous when he returns to work Friday morning. But for him, it's bittersweet.
"It made me feel good in a way and sad in a way, that the dog was able to harm some of my kids," he said.
Police shot and killed the dog. They are still trying to locate the dog's owner. Animal Management officers are still waiting for results from a rabies test.
(WUSA - May 19, 2011)
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