By Associated Press - Wednesday, February 15, 2017

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire teacher was honored by city officials for saving a child’s life.

WMUR reports (https://bit.ly/2lJXPnI ) that Katrina Mackey, a special education instructor at Henry Wilson Elementary School, received a special honor at Manchester School District board meeting Tuesday night. In January, Mackey saved a child who was choking at lunch by performing the Heimlich maneuver.

Mayor Ted Gatsas gave the 15-year district veteran a resolution and thanked her at the meeting.



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Information from: WMUR-TV, https://wmur.com

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