A student who collapsed at a Locust Valley Central School District basketball tryout was revived by coaches and emergency personnel, and the district said it will buy additional automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and publish a draft cardiac emergency response plan for public comment.

An administrator who opened the meeting described arriving at the high school gym after a head-of-security call and riding with the student to Glencoe Hospital while staff contacted the family. "I rode with him to the Glencoe Hospital while trying to reach his mother," the administrator said in remarks to the assembled audience. The hospital later moved the student to a children's hospital.

Administrators and coaches credited on-site life‑saving care. The transcript records that "what saved our student's life was that he received immediate life saving efforts" and that coaches performed CPR and used an AED before emergency personnel arrived. Multiple coaches and a responding paramedic described a rapid, textbook response that stabilized the student and allowed family contact at the hospital.

The district said it will buy additional AEDs. "We concluded that we still needed to purchase seven more AEDs for our middle school and high school," a district official said, adding that orders are on hold pending procurement steps.

School leaders also said they are reviewing response procedures and locations for AEDs, and will consult with medical and safety experts. The board announced an update to the district‑wide safety plan to meet a newly enacted state requirement (referred to in the meeting as "Desha's Law") that a cardiac emergency response plan be in place; the draft will be posted on the district website for a 30‑day public comment period beginning Nov. 20 through Dec. 19, 2020.

Coaches, athletic staff and first responders were introduced and publicly thanked. The superintendent invited Dr. Janelle Turner (who the transcript identifies as involved in athletics/medical coordination) and special guest Scott Sila, a first responder, to speak to the community about the incident and supports for staff and students.

Board members and the high school principal, Patrick Nkimene, praised the district’s emergency medical technician program and the school community’s response. The presentation included a pledge to expand training and placements for AEDs and to reassess procedures for outdoor athletic events as winter approaches.

The board did not adopt a final policy change at the meeting; it announced the posting of the draft cardiac emergency response plan for public comment and said any procurement of equipment would follow district purchasing rules. The meeting closed with thanks to staff, first responders and families and a reminder that the community can comment on the draft safety plan during the stated 30‑day window.