LAC 28:CXV.2347. Health Education

A. The health education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) | Units Health Education | 1/2 B. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) shall be taught. 1. Instruction shall be provided relative to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator. 2. The instructional program shall be one that is nationally recognized and based on the most current national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. 3. The CPR training for students shall be required to perform hands-on practice to support cognitive learning. 4. The teacher shall not be required to be CPR certified. 5. The training shall not result in certification of students in CPR. 6. The physical presence of an automated external defibrillator is not required. C. JROTC I and II may be used to meet the health education requirement provided the following requirements are met. 1. A minimum of 2000 minutes of instructional time shall be devoted health education in JROTC I and in JROTC II. Students must take both JROTC I and JROTC II to meet the health education requirement. 2. All of the standards and GLEs for health shall be covered in JROTC I and JROTC II. 3. JROTC I and JROTC II shall include instruction in CPR, automated external defibrillators, and content relative to dating violence as required by state law. D. Health education shall include instruction relative to dating violence. Such instruction shall include, but need not be limited to, providing students with the following information: 1. the definition of “dating violence;” 2. dating violence warning signs; and 3. characteristics of healthy relationships.