When a Haines High School student called for help as he began to choke at school Monday, Natalie Benassi’s instincts kicked in.
“This is not only a student; this is someone’s child,” Benassi said. She works as a paraprofessional at the school.
Benassi was walking to class with a student just after 10 a.m. Monday during the high school nutrition break. As she passed the common area, she heard loud, exaggerated coughing.
“I thought they…