New Jersey A1583 mandates water safety instruction in public school curriculum for grades K-12.
New Jersey A1583 requires school districts to include water safety education in their health curriculum for students in grades K through 12. This instruction, part of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education, must cover the proper use of flotation devices, awareness of water conditions, the danger of rip currents, and the importance of swimming in lifeguard-monitored areas. The mandate begins with the 2018-2019 school year.
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