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Lancaster board commends student Anthony Killinger for lifesaving CPR
Summary
The Lancaster Central School District Board of Education adopted a resolution recognizing senior Anthony Killinger after he performed CPR and revived his stepfather in March 2025.
The Lancaster Central School District Board of Education on April 2025 adopted a resolution formally recognizing student Anthony Killinger for performing CPR and reviving his stepfather, Michael Reese, after a medical emergency in March 2025.
The resolution, read at the start of the board's public meeting, praised Killinger’s quick action and composure and called his conduct “a shining example” of the value of emergency training. Board members moved and seconded the resolution and the motion carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: board members and district leaders used the moment to underscore the district’s health and safety training programs and to credit staff who teach hands-only CPR and AED use. “Just commend you for your quick decisive and brave action that saved your stepfather’s life,” Superintendent Dr. Kufel told Killinger, echoing the resolution. A board member added that the district’s health and physical-education teachers and the Health Care Academy have been instrumental in training students.
Board members invited Killinger to the front and publicly thanked the teachers and staff involved in CPR instruction. The resolution text as read by the board highlights Killinger’s “courage, composure, and life saving skills” and asks the community to be reminded of “the profound impact that courage and readiness can have in times of need.”
No additional action was taken beyond the formal adoption of the resolution. The board photographed the honoree and applauded district staff involved in the training.
The board’s vote on the resolution was by voice; no roll-call tally was recorded in the public transcript.
