Teacher Martha Rivera Alanis was awarded a certificate for showing
"outstanding civic courage" for her steady performance during a gunfight in the
northern industrial hub of Monterrey.
As Miss Rivera Alanis proudly held up the framed certificate outside the
local Governor's office she said she was not concerned with fame - only the
safety of her 5- and 6-year-old pupils.
"Of course, I was afraid, but I tell you, my kids get me through it," she
said following the private ceremony.
Miss Rivera Alanis used her cell phone to tape the video, in which she is
heard coaxing her 15 pupils to lie flat on the floor.