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Gwinn Middle School students learning CPR may be ahead of trend

The Superior Health Foundation together with organizers and students at the Gwinn Middle School deserve positive recognition for putting together a program that could end up saving someone’s life some day.

On the strength of a SHF grant, Gwinn Middle School students are learning how to perform CPR under the American Heart Association’s Family and Friends CPR program.

“I submitted a mini-grant request to the Superior Health Foundation and was awarded $2,500 to pay for the curriculum, manikins, AED trainers and supplies,” Angela Micheau, GMS eighth grade teacher, said for a story in today’s Mining Journal. “I think it was a great idea, and after I did some research on the different curriculums through the AHA, I realized this is a very attainable goal because students don’t have to be certified to know CPR … they just need to be trained properly.”

Micheau said there are 30 states that require students to have CPR training and some states require CPR training as a graduation requirement. While Michigan is not among them, Senate Bill 647, approved in June, would.

According to the state Senate website, the measure would, if approved, “provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to pupils enrolled in grades 7 to 12 in the school district, publicschool academy, or non-public school and that completion of the course be a requirement for graduation.”

The bill is now in the Michigan House of Representatives.

So, it appears, some sort of CPR training is going to be required for graduation in Michigan at some point in the future. As a result of foresight at GMS and the SHF, Gwinn students will be well positioned when it does.

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