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Board opens 30-day hearings on safety plan and code changes; district highlights AED access, cyber annex and a community-service pilot
Summary
Averill Park opened public hearings on the district safety plan and code-of-conduct updates: administrators highlighted Desha's Law edits, AED placement and access, a new cybersecurity annex, and a pilot allowing off-season community service as a restorative alternative for some athletic conduct consequences; both items will be open for 30 days and returned for August action.
At the July 6 meeting the Averill Park Central School District Board opened two 30-day public hearings: one on the district safety plan and one on proposed code-of-conduct revisions.
The superintendent said the safety-plan changes focus on Desha's Law (sudden cardiac arrest guidance) and the district's AED program. "From the AED point of view, I think probably the part that we're proudest about is that we are above the threshold of what's required," he said, describing AED placement that includes field-trip provisions and a unit placed at the high-school concession stand with signage and 911/code access via the county management service.
Administrators also added a cybersecurity annex to the district plan to set out prevention, incident response and recovery steps, the superintendent said, noting that building-level plans remain confidential and that the district will accept public comment for 30 days before returning the district plan for possible approval at the August meeting.
Code-of-conduct revisions explicitly add electric bikes and scooters to the conduct and consequences sections after legal review. The administration also described a piloted community-service option for off-season athletic conduct: first-time offenders may choose restorative community service (supervised through the athletic office and custodial staff) instead of serving delayed athletic suspensions. Board members praised the pilot as restorative and potentially more immediately corrective for students.
The superintendent closed the hearings, reiterated the 30-day comment period and said both items are anticipated to return to the August board agenda for formal approval.
Next steps: public comment open for 30 days; district staff will collect feedback and plan to place the district-wide safety plan and updated code provisions on the August agenda for potential adoption.
