I did a quick look at some stats and about 4K people a year drown, give or take. Roughly 10-15% of those are aged 4 years an under so about 3.5K people a year drown once they enter school and above. It's definitely a problem, no doubt. I don't think it belongs in schools, especially given the relatively low number of pools at schools. I'd hazard a guess that if your HS has a pool, it's not in the inner city and probably most of the kids at that HS can already swim.
I'd propose we instead make all 3,7,10th graders take a semester course in eating right. With 1 million deaths a year from heart issues and diabetes, I bet we could get a bigger bang for the buck there. But, it might negatively impact gull's take-home pay.
I did a quick look at some stats and about 4K people a year drown, give or take. Roughly 10-15% of those are aged 4 years an under so about 3.5K people a year drown once they enter school and above. It's definitely a problem, no doubt. I don't think it belongs in schools, especially given the relatively low number of pools at schools. I'd hazard a guess that if your HS has a pool, it's not in the inner city and probably most of the kids at that HS can already swim.
I'd propose we instead make all 3,7,10th graders take a semester course in eating right. With 1 million deaths a year from heart issues and diabetes, I bet we could get a bigger bang for the buck there. But, it might negatively impact gull's take-home pay.
