A Texas middle school student’s brush with death inspired a new program to teach students CPR in the school district.
Brent Reese, the athletic coordinator in the Frisco Independent School District, located just north of Dallas, reached out to Sachem’s Lori Hewlett for help with starting a CPR training program.
Hewlett, Sachem’s Chairperson for Health Education, sent Reese Sachem’s curriculum information, breaking down the basic sequence of how to implement and teach CPR properly to students.
According to a story on WFAA.com, the news site for a television station in Dallas-Forth Worth, every sixth grader is receiving CPR training this year. Furthermore, Seventh and eighth grade physical education students are also getting trained.
“A million times, thank you!” Reese wrote to Hewlett in an email.
-Words by Chris R. Vaccaro