[View Bill on https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/] Assembly Bill No. 2887 CHAPTER 419 An act to amend Sections 32280, 32282, 47605, and 47605.6 of the Education Code, relating to school safety. [ Approved by Governor September 22, 2024. Filed with Secretary of State September 22, 2024. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2887, Maienschein. School safety plans: medical emergency procedures. (1) Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature, for all public schools teachi

[View Bill on Legiscan] AB 2887, as amended, Maienschein. School safety plans: medical emergency procedures. (1) Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature, for all public schools teaching kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, that are operated by a school district to develop, in cooperation with identified partners and other persons who may be interested in the prevention of campus crime and violence, a comprehensive school safety plan, as defined. This

[View Post on X] Meet Heather Freligh, a 13-year-old whose cardiac arrest inspired system changes in school and district! Thank you to the faculty at Art Freiler Elementary for working with us to create a long-term plan to protect students! Full story: http://spr.ly/6013RWep7

[View Story] SACRAMENTO, October 1, 2024 — Taking a significant step to protect kids and public health, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed three important pieces of legislation that will make California a healthier state. First, Assembly Bill 2887, authored by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein. This bill, the Heather Freligh Act, is named after 14-year-old Heather Freligh. Heather survived a cardiac arrest at school, thanks to quick action, including CPR from someone nearby wh

[View Post on Facebook] We are so grateful to our youth ambassador, Heather Freligh, for putting together this amazing video that walks you through how to register your AED with the PulsePoint AED app. AEDs save lives — but only if people know where to find them and how to register them so that more people can find and use them in an emergency. Our challenge to you: Locate the AEDs in your neighborhood. Register them in the PulsePoint AED app. PulsePoint AED is a powerful too

[View Story] In late May, twenty-one advocates from across the state of California took to Capitol Hill! Their Mission? To advocate for the Access to AEDs Act and the HEARTS Act during the American Heart Association’s 2024 Federal Fly-In. Sudden cardiac arrest survivor Heather Freligh and her dad Derek kicked off our week of learning and advocating by sharing their story in front of the 200+ advocates who were gathered in DC. They set the stage for the importance of passing t

[View Post on Facebook] After years of work as a dedicated, advocate, passion speaker and volunteer, it's no surprise that heart hero Heather Freligh was named one of our National Youth Ambassadors! Heather is from Tracy, CA and at just 13 years old, experienced cardiac arrest while at school. Thanks to the quick action of her principal, who performed Hands-Only CPR, along with the support of friends and first responders, Heather survived and is now a passionate voice for hea

[View Story] September 22, 2023 was a normal day for Heather Freligh. She was 13. The basketball season had just started at the Art Freiler Elementary in Tracy, California. Heather was the starting Point Guard. After lunch, Heather played with her friends getting ready for the big game. She went to class and forgot all about the math test she had that day. As Heather was getting ready to take the test, sitting down next to her friends, papers being passed out, she was trying

[View Story] We are thrilled to welcome Heather Freligh as the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation’s first Youth Ambassador. Heather is a sudden cardiac arrest survivor, student-athlete, and passionate youth advocate. At age 13, she experienced sudden cardiac arrest in her classroom and survived thanks to the quick actions of her classmates, school principal, and trained responders. Since then, she has become a strong voice for heart health, CPR, and AED access, sharing her stor

[View Story & Case Study] Heather Freligh is a 15-year-old high school student-athlete from St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, CA. A dedicated basketball player and strong academic performer, she is known for her passion for sports, advocacy, and community service. Heather is the middle of five children, with two older and two younger brothers, and she is passionate about learning ASL so she can better serve the deaf community and help others with her caring nature. On Septe

[View Post on LinkedIn] [UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals]In September 2023, Heather was in class in Tracy when her lips turned blue, and she began to wheeze and fell to the floor. A quick-thinking classmate called 911, and her principal began CPR. The police and fire department arrived, replacing her principal’s CPR with an AED machine. Soon after, Heather's heart stopped. Fortunately, after four shocks, her heart began to beat again. She was rushed to a local hospital, wh

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TRACY, Calif. – A 13-year-old from Tracy is recovering in a hospital after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at school and her parents credit the quick work of the community in saving her life. Heather Freligh is an eighth grader at Art Freiler School where Friday her parents say she slumped over her desk, fell off her chair, hit the ground and started to turn blue. “It was really scary because we didn’t know anything,” father Derek Ferligh said. She has no underlying medi

[View Story] For her first day back at school in 3 weeks, Heather Freligh had a police escort, complete with sirens and a ride in the Tracy Police Bearcat vehicle, as she arrived at Freiler School to be greeted by a contingent of Tracy Police officers and South San Joaquin County Fire Authority firefighters. Heather’s father, Derek Freligh, said that the Heather’s return to school on Monday morning wasn’t just a celebration of her surviving a near-fatal cardiac arrest while i

[Watch Video] [ANCHOR INTRO - HEATHER HOLMES] "A Bay Area teenager who beat the odds after surviving a sudden cardiac arrest is now using her second chance at life to help others. Just thirteen years old when she collapsed in her classroom back in September, Heather Freligh has quickly turned into a passionate advocate for heart health. Over the weekend, she spoke at the Heart Ball in Sacramento, helping to raise an incredible $250,000 for the American Heart Association. In a

[Watch Video] "A heartwarming and lifesaving reunion to tell you about. A local teenager and her former middle school principal were recently honored for their efforts to promote CPR awareness. Two years ago, Heather Freligh was just 13 years old when she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while sitting in class at Art Freiler Elementary School in Tracy. Her principal, Stephen Theall, rushed to her aid and immediately began administering CPR, keeping her alive until paramedics

It was a normal Friday morning inside a classroom at Art Freiler School in Tracy. Thirteen-year-old Heather Freligh was sitting at her desk taking a math test when, without warning, she suddenly collapsed. McKenna Adamo (Classmate & Friend): "It was just so scary because she just fell out of her chair and no one knew what was going on. All of us were just praying and hoping for the best." Brooks Jarosz (Reporter): Heather had stopped breathing, her lips began turning blue, an