06/11/2025
NASRO is honored to recognize Master Deputy Kyle Barget with a Presidential Citation.
In February 2025, a non-verbal student suffered a seizure in the cafeteria, where Deputy SRO Barget was on duty. Barget jumped into action, quickly communicating with the school staff to clear the area of students and performed emergency measures to save the student’s life. In collaboration with the school nurse, Barget realized the student was choking - at this point, the child had lost consciousness and was turning blue. Barget first tried sweeping the child’s mouth for any objects blocking the airway before the nurse began performing the Heimlich maneuver.
Because the child was in the recovery position, the Heimlich maneuver proved ineffective. Without hesitation, Barget picked the student up and used the table as leverage to continue performing the maneuver, clearing the child’s airway and effectively saving their life. Other staff reported that they would have been unable to lift the child to perform the maneuver in an upright position. They credit Deputy SRO Barget for his quick thinking and for remaining calm in an emergency situation.
In February 2025, a non-verbal student suffered a seizure in the cafeteria, where Deputy SRO Barget was on duty. Barget jumped into action, quickly communicating with the school staff to clear the area of students and performing emergency measures to save the student’s life. In collaboration with the school nurse, Barget realized the student was choking - at this point, the child had lost consciousness and was turning blue. Barget first tried sweeping the child’s mouth for any objects blocking the airway before the nurse began performing the Heimlich maneuver.
Congratulations Deputy Barget!
