Wisconsin Code § 118.076

Lifesaving skills instruction
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(1) In this section, “automatic external defibrillator” has the meaning given in
s. 440.01 (1) (ad).
(3) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and subject to sub.
(4), each school board operating any grade from 7 to 12, the operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or
(2x) that operates any grade from 7 to 12, and the governing body
of each private school that operates any grade from 7 to 12 shall
do all of the following:
(a) Provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and
cardiocerebral resuscitation in any health education course offered to pupils in grades 7 to 12. The school board, operator of
the charter school, or governing body of the private school shall
use either of the following, and shall incorporate into the instruction the psychomotor skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiocerebral resuscitation:
1. An instructional program developed by the American Red
Cross or the American Heart Association.
2. Nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiocerebral resuscitation.
(b) Provide instruction about automated external defibrillators to pupils enrolled in grades 7 to 12 in the school district,
charter school, or private school.
(4) (a) In this subsection, a “virtual school” is a school in
which all or a portion of the instruction is provided through
means of the Internet, and the pupils enrolled in and instructional
staff employed by the school are geographically remote from
each other. “Virtual school” includes a virtual charter school.
(b) A virtual school need not provide any instruction required
under sub. (3) in a manner that requires the pupils receiving the
instruction and instructional staff providing the instruction to be
together in the same geographical location. A virtual school may
provide all of the instruction required under sub. (3) through the
means of the Internet.

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