Syosset board opens amended district safety plan for public comment after state cardiac-arrest rule

The Syosset Central School District on Monday opened a 30‑day public comment period on an amended districtwide emergency response plan to incorporate a recent state education law requiring formal procedures for sudden cardiac arrest.

Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Adam Kuregnich told the board that the plan — previously presented in July and adopted in August pending this amendment — will include the district's existing cardiac-response protocols and will be posted for public review from Nov. 18 through Dec. 18. "The plan was posted for a 30 day public comment period," he said, and the revised plan is scheduled to return to the board for formal adoption in January. The district can receive comments at the email address Kuregnich provided: security@syassaschools.org.

Kuregnich said Syosset already maintains 63 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) across its buildings, carries AEDs and medical kits at athletic events and offers recurring opportunities for AED/CPR certification through the American Heart Association. He told the board the district will ensure AEDs are marked, accessible and routinely tested and that staff will continue ongoing training and partnership with local emergency responders.

The transcript refers to the state requirement as "DESHA's law," which the presentation said will take effect on Jan. 20, 2026. The district presentation emphasized that its current practices predate the regulation and that the amendment is intended to codify and document those protocols within the formal safety plan.

The board’s next step after the public comment period is a January agenda item for adoption of the revised plan.