The article I chose to read and evaluate was the Nevada Union High School students learning and being trained on assistance in the face of an emergency. The article goes over how the program started by Chris Espedal who now works the safety and school climate coordinator for the Nevada County Superintendent of schools. He talks about CERT training was beneficial because students learn basic assistance to people who need help. Also important is to use the resources available to help and assure the injured that they don’t need to panic and they’ll be fine. Many students quote that the training is beneficial in the face of many tragedies going on in America and the world. The more recent events mentioned in the article were the attacks in Paris and the mass shooting in San Bernardino.
I agree with this article and the points made because CERT training should be implemented around the country and students should learn how to assist those in need. The world is a dangerous place now and the news are getting flooded with more and more terrorist attacks. The next generation of Americans should learn how to splint a broken bone or help someone suffering from anaphylactic shock. Even in scarier circumstances if a school is attacked or a family member goes down, a student should not need to panic and be able to care for that person until more trained paramedics and EMT’s arrive to finish the job.
One thing I wish the article could have added towards the end was to see if they were making strides to expand CERT training across Nevada schools, the west coast, and eventually the rest of the United States. That would be interesting because ETHS forces students to have at least one CTE credit. Why wouldn’t they make a student take and CERT class and have that type of helping the community credit? That could be beneficial in a society like ours.
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