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American Heart Association presents CPR-in-schools kit to Southwest ISD
Summary
The American Heart Association donated a multi-use CPR-in-schools kit funded by SWBC Foundation and thanked the district for adopting the Kids Heart Challenge curriculum; the board acknowledged the gift.
Teresa Spies, executive director of the American Heart Association’s San Antonio office, presented a CPR-in-schools kit to Southwest ISD and thanked the district for adopting the AHA Kids Heart Challenge curriculum.
Why it matters: Texas requires CPR instruction for high-school graduation, and the kit is intended for repeated classroom use to train students and increase bystander CPR rates.
Spies told the board the association’s curriculum helps students learn CPR and cardiovascular prevention. "We know with the American Heart Association that 80 percent of heart disease risk factors can be prevented," she said, and she noted that "CPR is now a requirement for graduation in the state of Texas." She described a CPR kit funded by the SWBC Foundation and urged the district to make broad use of it rather than leaving it stored.
The presentation was made during the public comment portion of the meeting; no formal board action was required to accept the kit. Spies encouraged continued partnership between the district and the association on prevention and lifesaving training.
Clarifying details: the kit is described as multi-use and funded by the SWBC Foundation; the AHA provides the Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge curricula. Spies recounted a personal family incident to illustrate the importance of bystander CPR and said the district now has the curriculum resources available for classrooms.
Next steps: the AHA indicated the kit is available for district use; district staff and school leaders will determine deployment across campuses and classes.
