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Board opens 30-day comment on updated safety plan, adds AED appendix to meet Desha's Law
Summary
The district opened a 30‑day public comment period for an updated districtwide safety plan that will include a cardiac arrest/AED response appendix required under Desha's Law; trustees discussed who is authorized to use AEDs and whether coverage applies only to school‑day hours.
The Berlin Central School District board opened a 30‑day public comment period Tuesday for an updated districtwide safety plan that adds an appendix on cardiac arrest and automated external defibrillator (AED) response required under "Desha's Law." The board said the appendix will be available on the district website and is expected to return for formal adoption after the comment period.
Board members and administrators discussed operational details of the AED appendix, including which personnel are authorized to use an AED. A board member asked whether the plan applies to weekend or extracurricular events; a staff speaker responded that the current interpretation applies to school‑day hours and staff present during the school day, not to all weekend activities. "My understanding is on school day hours of the people's staff that would be here for the school day," a board member said, and the superintendent and staff said they would confirm the exact scope and check with counsel.
District staff thanked Tim Levan and Tom Olsen for help identifying team members who will train and be part of the district AED response. The board said it will post the appendix online, accept public comment for 30 days, then revisit the plan with any feedback and aim to adopt it at a subsequent meeting to meet the Desha's Law implementation timeline.
Next steps: the district will post the draft appendix for public comment, confirm whether the AED requirements extend to approved extracurricular activities and weekend events, and present a revised plan for board consideration after the comment period.
