Dunwoody – a Minneapolis private technical school – offers a huge reward to one of last week’s heroes:

If school bus evacuator Jeremy Hernandez wants to resume learning auto mechanics at Dunwoody College of Technology, he can do so without charge.

The Minneapolis school made that offer to Hernandez’s family Saturday

School spokesman Dave Jarzyna said the school was bombarded with phone calls from the public, after word got out that Hernandez couldn’t afford to continue attending.

“Universally they said we need to do something for this guy,” Jarzyna said.

“We’re going to make sure that if he wants to come to Dunwoody, he’ll have the resources to do that,” Jarzyna said. Hernanedez, 20, could not be reached immediately for comment.

“The ball’s in his court and we’re hoping to hear from him,” Jarzyna said.

Of course, this sort of thing is great PR for Dunwoody; it warms up a spot in the press’ and public’s hearts for the place.

Just like now. 

Well played, to all concerned…

UPDATE:  Ed notes that you can contribute to Dunwoody’s scholarship program here.  It’d be a great way to say “thanks” for saying thanks.