A school teacher saves the life of a student who nearly choked on a Dorito

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Forest Hills Global Elementary School kindergarten teacher Tricia Toews has gained an award from her employer recently after she used the Heimlich maneuver on one of her students named Za' vion Coley during their lunch break on Thursday. Tricia was having her lunch along with her students in her classroom when she noticed that Za' vion began to choke on his Dorito that his mom prepared for him that morning before he went to school that morning. After the use of the Heimlich maneuver was used to save Za' vion, the kindergartner student gave his teacher a hug to appreciate Tricia who saved his life. The best part of this story is that the school district in Wilmington North Carolina gave Tricia the Heroes Award earlier this month as their way of thanking her for being at the right place at the right time when the incident happened.