TPS Paraprofessional Saves Student From Choking

A Tulsa Public Schools paraprofessional who helps with special education possibly saved a life this week after seeing a student choking.

Friday, December 3rd 2021, 1:03 pm

By: Kristen Weaver


A Tulsa Public Schools paraprofessional who helps with special education possibly saved a life this week after seeing a student choking.

Pam Goode, who teaches at Eliot Elementary, says she saw a fifth-grader choking in the cafeteria and rushed over to perform the Heimlich maneuver.

Coming up on News On 6 at 5 p.m., hear from Goode about how this is just what teachers and paras do— help when they’re needed.

Kristen Weaver

Kristen Weaver is the weekend morning anchor and reports during the week. She loves telling stories from Oklahomans daily!

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