KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Missouri teachers will receive significantly more emergency training in the new year as state legislators implement new safety requirements focused on emergency preparedness.
The new laws require teachers to complete Stop the Bleed training, CPR and cardiac emergency response training. The legislation also changes how threats are handled and tracked in schools.
Teachers take on expanded emergency roles
Carter Taylor is an elementary school teacher and legislative chair for AFT-691, the union representing KCMO teachers. She said safety is always on her mind.
“You are often a second parent. You are there for every single thing they need,” she said…