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Campus Security Officer Saves Choking Student at El Rodeo
Jerardo Usquiano will be honored by the Beverly Hills Unified School District's Board of Education tonight.
From a press release:
Jerardo Usquiano, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer, will be honored tonight by the Beverly Hills Unified School District’s Board of Education for his heroism in saving the life of a choking fourth-grader at El Rodeo Elementary School .
Usquiano now serves as a campus security officer for BHUSD, and has served in the role since the inception of this unique partnership with Evidence Based Inc. that puts former police officers on school campuses.
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On Sept. 11, a 10-year-old girl was choking on a carrot. She motioned for help and Usquiano’s training and instincts took over. He performed the Heimlich maneuver, and saved the girl’s life.
PHOTO Courtesy the Beverly Hills Unified School District.
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