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Board approves cardiac emergency response plan and AED policy
Summary
Board adopted Policy Advisory 277 requiring a cardiac emergency response plan and AED coverage at student-athletic activities; presenters said the district must be ready to respond quickly after long ambulance response times last year.
The board approved Policy Advisory 277 (JLCEC), updating the district's cardiac emergency-response procedures and automated external defibrillator (AED) plan. Presenters said the policy formalizes response teams and clarifies that at least a portion of staff (a team or 10% of staff) will be trained to respond quickly at athletic events and facilities. One presenter said the district had waited nearly 40 minutes for an ambulance during an incident last school year, underscoring the need for a solid internal response plan.
"We had to call the ambulance last school year, and we were almost at 40 minutes by the time it got here. And so we have to be our own response plan," a presenter told the board while explaining the need for better on-site response. The board moved and approved the policy unanimously.
