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Yorktown board adopts safety‑plan changes requiring AED availability on field trips
Summary
The Yorktown Central School District Board of Education adopted amendments to its districtwide safety plan to comply with Desha's Law, requiring AED access for field trips or that portable AEDs accompany students. The law takes effect Jan. 20; district officials said building‑level plans were submitted confidentially to the state.
The Yorktown Central School District Board of Education voted Tuesday to adopt amendments to its districtwide safety plan to comply with Desha's Law, which takes effect Jan. 20, 2026.
Superintendent Ron Hatter said the most notable change is an explicit requirement that venues for field trips have an accessible automated external defibrillator (AED) or that the district bring a portable AED on the trip. "The big change for us because we've…
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