I agree with you, parents should do whatever school policy is or just not send her to school, which is what ended up happening. "Emma’s father was contacted during the coughing fit. After Monday’s incident, he plans to keep his daughter out of school for the time being." The article also states: "When Emma took her inhaler out to use it, her teacher sent her to the office, where staff took the inhaler." If you desperately need a puff, that's still plenty of time to have it. It's not like the teacher dove over the chairs and tackled the inhaler out of her hands like it was Ahmeds bomb clock. This whole 'coughing fit' seems bizarre. The school didn't call 911 which suggests it wasn't a big deal, but she did vomit on herself from coughing.