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IMMEDIATE ACTION Emergency Management 8
RECOMMENDATION
Texas should offer training to teachers, school administrators, and students to
provide immediate emergency medical assistance to those injured in emer-
gencies.
COMMENTS:
" The events of September 11 have highlighted the need for better emergency plan-
ning in schools for external threats that could be much larger in scale than most
recent school violence.
" Improved emergency planning requires more training in disaster response and
emergency medical assistance. The number of people trained in CPR and basic
first aid varies by district and campus. To increase the number of well trained staff
in Texas school districts, the state should establish a statewide emergency medical
training network for schools through the state's regional education service centers
and the T-STAR network.
" T-STAR is a satellite network that allows school districts to receive educational pro-
grams at no charge for using the system, although some program providers may
charge a fee. The programming provided varies widely and several programs are
offered each afternoon during the school week.
" Use of the T-STAR network is not limited to school districts. Local communities are
allowed access to the satellite system.
" Training videos on disaster response and basic first aid are available from the Red
Cross for a minimal fee. Disaster preparedness experts who are able to teach classes
are also available at the University of Texas, Texas A&M and the National Guard.
These videos and classes could be broadcast for free over the T-STAR network to
local school districts for training.
" The Texas Education Agency should also work with the Governor's Division of
Emergency Management to apply for federal emergency management funds to be
distributed to the regional Education Service Centers to coordinate CPR classes that
require personal interaction for quality training.
LEGISLATION REQUIRED
No legislation is required to implement this recommendation.
FISCAL IMPACT
There would be no significant cost to the state to provide training over the T-STAR
network. The satellite network is already established and provided to school districts
for free and the video costs would be nominal.
The estimated cost of providing CPR and basic first aid training cannot be estimated,
because it is an optional training and demand is unknown. The Federal Emergency
Management Agency provides grants to state and local governments, and the
President's $40 billion relief package may provide some funding.For more detail on the Texas War Relief Package go to http://www.window.state.tx.us/wrp/
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Texas. Comptroller's Office. Texas Responds: The Texas War Relief Package, text, November 2001; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth654370/m1/41/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.