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Parents, disability advocates and town officials back airway‑clearance devices and classroom panic alerts in schools
Summary
Witnesses testified in favor of bills to equip schools with wearable panic alerts and airway‑clearance (anti‑choking) devices, citing personal experience and equity concerns for students with disabilities. Advocates urged the committee to allow districts to adopt devices and to provide training and funding.
Two separate safety proposals drew testimony at the Joint Committee on Education hearing: one bill would require or enable wearable panic‑alert devices for school staff (Alyssa’s Law‑style proposals), and another would authorize school districts to place portable airway‑clearance devices or other anti‑choking tools on school campuses.
Lori Alhadeff, a founder of Make Our Schools Safe, testified in support of a bill requiring wearable panic‑alert devices, invoking the 2018 Parkland shooting and saying “Time equals life” as she urged faster…
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