Waynesville R‑VI to implement traumatic blood-loss protocol under Missouri law
Summary
Administrators presented a traumatic blood-loss protocol required by Senate Bill 68, based on the Stop the Bleed program, detailing bleeding-control kit placement, staff training and integration into emergency protocols to be completed during the 2025–26 school year.
Administration presented a first reading of a traumatic blood-loss protocol to comply with recent state law. Dr. Goforth told trustees, “As part of Senate Bill 68, all Missouri school districts are now required to develop and implement a traumatic blood loss protocol.” The protocol is modeled on the nationally recognized Stop the Bleed program but will be titled “traumatic blood loss protocol” in district policy as required by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
The attached document (presented as a first reading) outlines where bleeding‑control kits will be placed, how staff training will be scheduled and how the protocol will be integrated into the district’s emergency procedures. Administration stated the district will fully implement the protocol prior to the end of the 2025–26 school year and presented the item for review; trustees did not take final action at the meeting and were informed the protocol will return for approval at a future board meeting after the first reading.
The presentation referenced state statutory requirements but did not quote specific statute text in the transcript; trustees accepted the first reading for consideration with instructions that administration will bring the protocol forward for adoption at the December regular meeting.
