Schools in NYS Must Have AEDs On-Site Today

By Elizabeth Christensen

New York State – Starting today, all schools in New York State must have Automated External Defibrillators on campuses.

AEDs can help save the life of someone who is in cardiac arrest.

Dave Ernst of the New York State School Boards Association says his group applauds the AED mandate from a public health stanpoint, but they wish state officials had given school districts more notice.

The state legislature approved the AED mandate long after school districts shored up their budgets.