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Policy committee advances LifeVac device proposal to full board after safety, training and liability debate
Summary
The policy committee voted to move proposed policy 6129 — to allow a suction-based airway device as a last-resort choking intervention — to the full school board as a first reading after debating training requirements, insurer and nurse support, and state approval issues.
The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education policy committee on Jan. 21 voted to move proposed policy 6129 to the full board as a first reading after extended discussion about training, medical endorsements and liability.
Committee members advanced the draft policy with several staff-directed changes: staffing to check insurance-liability coverage, a proposed allocation of two devices per school, and edits removing language that had restricted use to only emergency-response team members. Committee members also asked staff to correct minor typographical punctuation in the draft before it reaches the full board.
The discussion focused on whether the device —…
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