Published February 09. 2021 12:59PM
Robert F. Welt, Special to The Times
It was a few minutes before 8 one morning and I was on my way to my homeroom at Fitch Middle, which was located at the end of D-wing, the former Poquonnock Bridge Elementary School that had been added to Fitch. I used to joke that my classroom was closer to Bluff Point than it was to the main office.
As I passed the cafeteria, students were being released to head for their lockers and homerooms. A seventh grade girl emerged and had a severe asthma attack. I had her sit down on the floor and lean against the wall to try to catch her breath. I knew that she had a twin sister who also suffered from asthma. I told one youngster to run and notify the nurse and told another to go find her sister and tell her to bring her inhaler.