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Section C:
General School Administration |
Knox County Board of Education Policy |
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Descriptor Term:
Athletics Emergency Action Plan |
Descriptor Code: C-222 |
Issued: 9/24 |
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Knox County Schools shall establish, review, and annually rehearse an athletics emergency action plan (AEAP) for responding to serious or life-threatening injuries sustained by students participating in school youth athletic activities. The AEAP will:
- Integrate nationally recognized, evidence-based core elements or standards;
- Be memorialized as a written document, specific to the sites under the control of the schools where school youth athletic activities are conducted;
- Be developed in consultation with local emergency medical services personnel; and
- Be distributed to all athletics staff members, school personnel identified in the AEAP as specified below, and healthcare professionals identified in the AEAP as specified below.
The AEAP must also:
- Identify the address or venue of each school youth athletic activity for the respective school year;
- Identify the personnel in each school who are responsible for carrying out the AEAP, including their assigned responsibilities and the designated chain of command;
- Identify any healthcare professionals who may provide medical care during school youth athletic activities;
- Identify any equipment and supplies that may be needed to respond to a medical emergency at a school youth athletic activity, including the location of each item;
- Describe the proper procedures to be followed after a serious or life-threatening injury occurs, including, but not limited to, responding to the injured individual, summoning emergency medical care, assisting emergency responders, and documenting the actions taken during the emergency; and
- Provide contact information for emergency medical services and directions to assist emergency personnel in accessing the location of a school youth athletic activity.
The requirements of this Policy are in addition to the requirements of the Safe Stars Act, compiled in Tennessee Code Annotated Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 36.
Legal Reference:
1. T.C.A. § 68-6-201.
Approved as to Legal Form
By Knox County Law Director 8/16/2024
/Gary T. Dupler/Deputy Law Director