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Board hears public hearing on safety-plan addendum to implement 'Disha's Law' cardiac response teams
Summary
At a public hearing the board reviewed an addendum updating the districtwide safety plan to implement New York's "Disha's Law," formalizing school-level cardiac emergency teams, mapping AED locations and adding training requirements; the district reported roughly 140–150 certified responders and a near-term training rollout with ambulance corps support.
Board President opened a public hearing on an addendum to the South Orangetown Central School District districtwide safety plan and heard a presentation from John Gallino on new cardiac response requirements.
Gallino said a state law commonly described in the transcript as "Disha's Law" requires public and charter schools to implement a cardiac emergency response plan. "A law was passed, back in the summer called Disha's Law, which essentially required all New York State public schools and charter schools to implement a cardiac emergency response plan,"…
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