I use it, too. Good stuff, and in this case, "the law is a ass."
OTOH, the kids and their parents are rather drastically over-stating the case. I really, really doubt that this girl was in imminent danger of dying: she could still breathe enough to use the inhaler, after all.
That said, knowing first-hand the relief that comes when the albuterol opens up the alvioli -- the boy absolutely did the right thing.
My ultimate question is, though: why didn't this girl have an inhaler on-hand if her asthma's been as bad as her mother said it was?
From the article: "Ferguson said she forgot to bring her medication to their school, Caney Creek High School, on Sept. 24. When she had trouble breathing, she went to the nurse's office."