Assistant Principal Honored For Life-Saving Actions
July 5, 2022/
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Heroic actions of a school administrator have been recognized in Wicomico County.
The assistant principal of James M. Bennett High School, Jason Capobianco, performed the Heimlich maneuver on a student who was choking and went limp during as a school lunch late in the year.
The item was dislodged and the student began breathing again after about a minute of Capobianco’s efforts.
Capobianco has received the Wicomico County Public Schools Extra Mile Award, a monthly honor.
Capobianco has also been named the new principal of Wicomico Middle School.