USD 262 approves cardiac emergency response plans, will submit to KDHE before July 1

The USD 262 Board of Education unanimously approved cardiac emergency response plans Monday for each district attendance center and directed staff to submit the plans to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment before July 1 as required by recent legislation.

The plans formalize the district’s use and placement of automated external defibrillators, provide drafted notification letters for parents and EMS providers, and establish consistent building‑level teams and response procedures, district staff said.

A district staff member who presented the plans said the materials include letters to parents and local EMS first responders and noted the likely primary EMS contact would be the local fire chief. "Essentially helping to have some consistency across the district to ensure that plans are synonymous building to building," the presenter said. The motion to approve the plans was made and approved 6–0 (motion by Mike, second by Spike).

After approval, staff said they will file the plans with KDHE to meet the statutory submission deadline and ready the procedures for implementation at the start of the next school year. No board member opposed the action.

The vote does not create new district obligations beyond implementation of the required plans and training; staff will proceed with training teams and sending the draft communications to parents and first responders.