Bill Text: VA SJR45 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commending the staff of Rocky Run Elementary School.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-01-17 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ45ER) [SJR45 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-SJR45-Enrolled.html

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 45 Commending the staff of Rocky Run Elementary School.   Agreed to by the Senate, January 9, 2014 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 17, 2014  

WHEREAS, on October 2, 2013, the staff of Rocky Run Elementary School in Fredericksburg demonstrated exceptional professionalism and commitment to the well-being of their students when one young student collapsed unexpectedly on the school's playground; and

WHEREAS, Ashley Kaley, the school nurse at Rocky Run Elementary School, acted decisively by administering cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using an automated external defibrillator device; thanks to her heroic efforts, the student was responsive by the time emergency services personnel arrived; and

WHEREAS, the staff of all Stafford County Public Schools recently received additional training in the proper administration of CPR, contributing greatly to the aversion of a potential tragedy; and

WHEREAS, other members of the Rocky Run Elementary School staff—Nick Roman, Jenn Jones, Cindy Gutshall, Karina Rothenberger, and Kathy Kiel—went above and beyond to assist the student and his family; staff members picked up the student's parents and explained the situation while other staff members accompanied the student to the hospital; and

WHEREAS, when the student was transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, staff members went out of their way to help the student's mother travel to Richmond and made sure both parents had the means to return home; and

WHEREAS, thanks to the exceptional efforts of the Rocky Run Elementary School staff, the student is alive and back at school; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the staff of Rocky Run Elementary School for their quick thinking and decisive actions in saving the life of a student; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Nick Roman, the principal of Rocky Run Elementary School, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the staff members' care for students and their families.