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Russell County board chair asks board to expand emergency-response training for students, cites generator grant and shelter plans
Summary
At a school board meeting, the board chair urged the board to develop emergency-management and CPR training for students across the three high schools and described recent grants and community partnerships to expand sheltering and backup power.
The board chair of the Russell County School Board asked the board to consider a program to offer emergency-management training, Red Cross certification and CPR instruction to students at all three county high schools, saying the certifications could serve as career pathways and give students community-service credit.
The request was presented during the board’s regular meeting. The chair said the goal is to give students vocational options — including a direct path to EMT and other emergency-care careers — and to strengthen community resilience when storms or…
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