The Board of Education recognizes that cardiac emergencies may arise that justify the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). To this end, and in conformance with state law and regulation, the district provides and maintains AED equipment for use during cardiac emergencies at any instructional school facility or approved curricular or extracurricular events and activities at public school facilities, according to the district’s cardiac-emergency response
plan.
The Board will designate an Emergency Health Care Provider to monitor the program and ensure that all designated responders are properly trained and that AEDs are properly maintained. The district and the Emergency Health Care Provider will develop a written collaborative agreement which contains all the provisions for administration and use of this equipment including training requirements, location of AED units, the maintenance and inspection of AEDs, the identification of local emergency response providers and assurances that 911 will be called immediately for emergency assistance.
The Superintendent of Schools will ensure that AED equipment is available on-site in each instructional school facility in quantities adequate to ensure ready and appropriate access for use during emergencies, with a target response time of three to five minutes. AEDs must be clearly marked, accessible, and maintained consistent with American Heart Association guidelines (or
other nationally recognized guidelines focused on emergency cardiovascular care).
School administrators will ensure the presence of at least one staff person who is trained in the operation and use of an AED:
whenever public school facilities are used for school-sponsored or school-approved curricular or extracurricular events or activities, or
whenever a school-sponsored athletic contest is held at any location.
Where a school-sponsored competitive athletic event is held at a site other than a public school facility, the public school officials must assure that AED equipment is provided on-site and a trained staff person is present.
AED Usage
Additionally, students are required by Commissioner’s Regulations section 100.2 to complete instruction on hands-only CPR and the use of an AED at least once in grades 9-12, unless specifically exempted due to a student’s disability, in accordance with the student’s individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 accommodation plan.
Anyone who has successfully completed a course on how to operate the AED approved by a nationally-recognized organization or the state emergency medical services council may operate the AED. Additionally, the following persons may also operate the AED:
1. health care practitioners acting within their lawful scope of practice;
2. persons acting pursuant to a lawful prescription; and;
3. any other individual, outside their employment or regular duties, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, and without expectation of monetary compensation.
Any use of an AED will be immediately reported to the local emergency medical services system and promptly reported to the emergency health care provider.
Notice
The locations(s) where each AED is regularly stored or maintained will be posted on signs at the main entrance of each location where an AED is stored.
Ref:
Education Law §§912; 917
Public Health Law §§3000-a(2); 3000-b
8 NYCRR §§100.2; 136.4
Adoption date: June 8, 2026