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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A teacher who protected his student from "what could person been a devastating tragedy" was honored connected Tuesday by the Porterville City Council.
"I conscionable retrieve grabbing the seat and conscionable bolting crossed the classroom," said Robert Sundre, a euphony teacher astatine Monache High School. "I'm gladsome my adrenaline is wherever it was.... I honestly didn't think, each I knew was that kid had to beryllium retired of the classroom, and everything other was conscionable reaction."
On May 19, Sundre was successful his people erstwhile constabulary accidental 19-year-old Noah Seratte walked done the doorway and stabbed a 15-year-old pupil astatine random. Sundre stepped in, getting Seratte retired of the country and providing aesculapian assistance to the bleeding girl.
"I had a seat successful beforehand of maine similar a lion tamer oregon something, and I was conscionable rushing them arsenic accelerated arsenic I could," Sundre said. "He saw maine and helium dropped the weapon and started running. And then, according to the vice principal, I ran aft him for astir 40 feet."
Police accidental if helium had not intervened, the result could person been overmuch worse.
"Quick thinking, courage, and selfless actions prevented what could person been a devastating calamity to our community. In the look of contiguous information and threat, Mr. Sundre intervened and stopped a convulsive incident, protecting the lives and information of our students and staff," constabulary said.
Sundre was presented with a life-saving plaque. Police, occurrence personnel, and schoolhouse unit who helped unafraid the field and provided aesculapian attraction were besides recognized for their actions and presented with certificates of appreciation.
The unfortunate and her household were besides presented with a plaque of courage.
