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Sewanhaka board approves district safety plan, outlines AED training and cardiac emergency steps
Summary
The Sewanhaka Central High School District board closed a public hearing and approved an updated district‑wide school safety plan that adds cardiac emergency response planning (CERP), a program of AED location mapping, signage, expanded training and live drills; staff said the district has 56 AEDs and will expand training with partners including the American Red Cross.
The Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education on Monday closed a public hearing and approved an updated district‑wide school safety plan that adds cardiac emergency response planning and a districtwide push to make automated external defibrillators (AEDs) accessible and better known to staff and students.
Scott Green, the district's administrative assistant to the superintendent, told the board the plan implements cardiac emergency response plans (CERP) required under recent state changes and aligns building‑level teams with the New York State Education Department and Nassau BOCES. "Right now, we have, 56," Green said when asked how many AEDs are in district buildings, adding that each building currently has about seven to eight devices.
Why it matters: School officials said seconds matter in cardiac emergencies and that the revised plan focuses on three elements: mapping and signage for AED locations, wider training, and live situational drills timed to athletic events or evening activities. Green said administrators, security staff and coaches will be trained and the district will partner with the American Red Cross to expand certification.
Board discussion and questions focused on access and liability. Green said AEDs are placed in nurse offices, main offices, athletic director offices and press boxes and that every school floor typically has at least one device. On liability, Green said Good Samaritan laws and district coverage address concerns for staff, vendors and volunteers who might use an AED in an emergency.
The board first opened the public hearing before Green's presentation and then approved the plan after closing the hearing by motion. The transcript records the second motion as carrying and a subsequent confirmation of the approval vote.
What comes next: Staff described an implementation timeline that includes updating building‑level plans, completing signage and initiating live drills in the coming months. Officials also said they will seek faculty volunteers to complete AED certification early in the school year and will continue to refine the district and building level procedures as more state guidance is issued.
Provenance: Topic in transcript begins when the board moved to open the districtwide school safety plan public hearing and Scott Green began his presentation (SEG 670–SEG 763) and continues through the board's approval of the plan (SEG 1000–SEG 1063).
