Minnesota Might Require Middle And High School Coaches to Learn CPR

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(By Mike Moen. Minnesota News Connection) – Minnesota school districts are preparing to comply with a new state law requiring them to have cardiac emergency response plans.

If a separate bill passes, coaches would have to receive training so they can jump in when a scare happens under their watch. The response plan law, adopted last year, calls on schools to have them implemented by the 2026 to 2027 academic year.

State funding was provided to help gather resources, such as automated external defibrillators, or AEDs. This week, the new legislative proposal received a hearing. It would require high school and middle school coaches to obtain life-saving CPR and AED training.

Holding back tears, Danielle Tirevold, a registered nurse, recounted the story of her daughter Gia, who went into sudden cardiac arrest while playing softball.