(WCIV) — The Seizures Safe Schools Act took effect during the first week of July, requiring all South Carolina public and charter schools to adopt a seizure training program.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in ten people will have a seizure at one point in their lifetime, and nearly half a million children in the United States had epilepsy in 2022.
“It’s going to be so life-changing,” said Karen St. Marie, the founder and executive director of South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy. “Not just for the students, but for the parents and the school staff, because being able to recognize that a child is having a seizure and knowing how to respond, it can truly be lifesaving.”…