The teacher saves his student from suffocation

A New Jersey elementary school teacher may have saved the life of a nine-year-old boy who suffocated during class. Janice Jenkins is now celebrated as a heroine in the American media.

In a video released this week by the East Orange Community Charter School, after consulting with everyone involved, nine-year-old Robert can be seen opening the water bottle with his teeth and then swallowing the lid. The boy, unable to breathe apparently, runs to his teacher and points his neck. Jenkins does not hesitate for a second: Heimlich uses maneuvering, a life-saving emergency measure when there is a risk of suffocation by a foreign object. And of course, Robert spit the bottle cap back on.

“I’m trained on what to do and I’m glad I was able to save Robert’s life,” Jenkins said. To the American media. “Then I saw the video, oh, it really happened. I was so emotional,” the author recalled. In an interview with Fox News.

“A True Heroine”

Robert is surprised by the attention: “I’m not famous. Ms Jenkins is famous,” said the nine-year-old.

The fast-paced teacher has not only garnered thousands of compliments on social media, but also from top politicians. Donald Payne Jr., who represents the state of New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, tweeted that Jenkins is “a true social hero.”

“Thanks for being there, for being a hero,” Robert Stoneker told Fox News from Robert’s father.

RND / seb