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Committee backs policy requiring AEDs at school-sponsored athletic events
Summary
The committee discussed access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at school-sponsored athletic events, noted current athletic-trainer coverage for home events, and voted to support a bill creating policy to ensure AED presence at school events.
The Public & Legislative Affairs Committee voted to support an act requiring access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at school-sponsored athletic events.
Superintendent Scallon described existing coverage: athletic trainers usually carry AEDs for home events but access at some away events may vary. Committee members said AED availability in public spaces saves lives and supported a policy that would require AED presence at school-sponsored events. The motion to support passed unanimously.
Staff were not assigned a drafting task beyond tracking the bill; committee members indicated they would monitor implementation language to understand whether the policy would impose new district costs or require additional staffing coverage.
