Speak Out: Should High School Students Be Required to Learn CPR?

A state legislator wants high school students to be required to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and learn how to operate an Automated External Defibrillator.

WSPA-TV reports that a Senate subcommittee passed Sen. Gerald Malloy's, D-Darlington, bill last week. It nows moves on to a full Senate committee.

Malloy told WSPA that requiring that all high school students be trained will save lives.

Receiving CPR can vastly increase a victim's chances of surviving sudden cardiac arrests, according to the American Heart Association.

Legislators rejected a similar proposal in the House last year.

Malloy told WSPA lawmakers are looking at options to reduce the cost of such training, should the bill pass. He said students with disabilities would be exempt from the training and parents could chose to have their children opt out, if they wished.

Speak Out: What do you think of Sen. Malloy's bill? Should all high school students receive this training before they graduate?

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