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Teachers, students and community groups press SFUSD to expand health education and add CPR training
Summary
District staff presented an annual School Health Programs update and community speakers urged the board to expand middle‑school health classes, reinstate elementary health reporting, institutionalize comprehensive sexual‑health instruction and require hands‑only CPR training for high‑school students; board directed staff to bring a plan to curriculum committee and requested budget estimates.
SFUSD staff delivered a wide‑ranging update on school health programs on Jan. 27 and drew robust public testimony calling for expanded health instruction across grade levels and required hands‑only CPR training for high‑school students.
Associate Superintendent Kevin Truett and School Health Programs staff explained current practice and gaps: high‑school health is a graduation requirement and many comprehensive high schools offer a health class, while middle‑school students are supposed to receive 30 health lessons per grade level but the district lacks dedicated middle‑school health teachers and implementation is inconsistent. Kim Coates and Christopher Pepper summarized gains at the high‑school level and persistent…
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