Huntington board adopts cardiac emergency response plan and updates safety, cybersecurity and privacy policies
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Trustees unanimously adopted a district cardiac emergency response plan required under state law, re‑adopted the district safety plan for 2025–26, and approved three policies updating school safety procedures, cybersecurity incident reporting and student privacy protections.
The Huntington Union Free School District Board of Education on Jan. 12 adopted a district cardiac emergency response plan and approved updates to multiple district policies intended to strengthen emergency response, cybersecurity reporting and parental access to student information.
Board members voted, on recommendation of the superintendent, to adopt a cardiac emergency response plan described in the meeting as required under New York State law and referenced during discussion as the "DESHA law." The plan establishes districtwide protocols for responding to cardiac emergencies, including staff training, AED placement and maintenance, emergency communications, drills and coordination with local emergency medical services. The motion to adopt was moved by John and seconded by Annie; the board recorded the vote as unanimous.
The board re‑adopted the district‑level safety plan for 2025–26 and authorized public posting, noting the plan will be reviewed at least annually and rolled into building‑level plans.
Trustees also adopted draft board policy 5681 (school safety plans), which adds cardiac emergency procedures and building‑level emergency response plans; policy 5851 (cybersecurity incident response), which the meeting identified as implementing reporting requirements from a referred "Senate bill 7672a" and requires districts to report cybersecurity incidents and any ransom payments to the state's Department of Homeland and Emergency Services using the designated reporting form; and policy 7251 (student privacy), which strengthens consent, opt‑out procedures and limits use of student information for marketing to commemorative school‑related items.
"This plan really strengthens our preparedness and reinforces our commitment to the safety of students, staff, and the school community," Dr. Harris said during the cardiac‑plan discussion.
The policy adoptions were described as second readings and were approved by unanimous voice vote. The board noted implementation timelines in the policies (for example, cardiac procedures and training referenced effective dates of Sept. 1, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2026, in the revised policy language).
The meeting referenced public health law language (noted in the discussion as "public health law section 3000b") when describing AED requirements and marked items as district compliance updates.