Georgia
Georgia representative proposes house bill after child dies in daycare
POOLER, Ga. (WSAV) — Georgia state representative Rick Townsend of Brunswick, has introduced House Bill 118, following the death of one year old Jamal Bryant Jr. who tragically died last may in daycare.
This bill would require CPR training and devices to assist children who are choking in childcare settings.
It has been nearly a year since one year old Jamal Bryant Jr. died from choking on a piece of watermelon at a daycare center in Brunswick. Georgia leaders had their first and second reading this week, which would require daycare centers to have at least one portable airway clearance device.
We spoke to Allison McLean, director at Primrose Schools in Pooler, about their thoughts on the proposed bill.
“I think, unfortunately, choking is a common situation that can happen within childcare facilities, and it can happen very fast,” McLean said.
She said this will be a positive step forward for the childcare industry.
“I like the idea of something being put in place to help hopefully prevent those incidents from happening,” McLean explained. “So, if a child were to be choking, knowing that we have this life back on hand, that we could grab and quickly take to help that choking situation”
Townsend is also proposing that daycare employees complete CPR training within their first 45-days of employment, rather than the first 90 days.
McLean said their team is ahead of the game, with 100 percent of their staff CPR certified.
“We have noticed here at our school that we have found that we like to get our teacher CPR drift training within the first 30 to 60 days,” she said.
We are told it’s a bill that could potentially change the public’s perception of daycare safety.
“I think sometimes what you’re thinking of as a mom or a dad is who can take care of your child best,” McLean said. “I think knowing that the schools have something already that could help in an instance like that would support those parents feeling more comfortable bringing their children to school.”
If passed, all childcare centers licensed under the Georgia Department of Early Care Learning’ will have to obtain a portable airway device.
Georgia Southern University is celebrating a milestone in research excellence, breaking institutional records in total scholarly output, peer-reviewed research papers, and Quartile 1 journal publications, according to 2024 data from Elsevier’s Scival.
Data shows that Georgia Southern University has recently broken University records in research. According to 2024 year-end data published by Elsevier’s research performance assessment tool, Scival, the University set institutional records in three key areas.
“This data reflects a research enterprise headed in the right direction, but more importantly, it indicates a culture driven by innovation, discovery, and the commitment of our faculty and students to continue serving the University, their community, and beyond,” said Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Weindorf, Ph.D.
In the area of total scholarly output, Georgia Southern achieved a record high of 780, an 11% increase from 2023’s total of 701. This metric includes peer-reviewed research papers, refereed conference proceedings, books, and book chapters.
Under that same umbrella, Georgia Southern also made strides in peer-reviewed research papers, totaling 599, a 21% increase from 492 in 2023.
Additionally, the University saw a significant increase in Quartile 1 journal publications. Quartile 1 journals are among the top 25% of research publications in any field of study. 2024’s tally of 389 is a 30% increase from 2023’s total of 298 and a University record.
Charles McDonald: Jalon Walker isn’t the most prototypical pass rusher out there, but he can do some damage in an aggressive role.
Walker blitzed from all over the Georgia defense, but he didn’t play a traditional role that has a clean translation to the NFL necessarily. When he played off-ball, he was primarily used as a spy or a blitzer to hawk down quarterbacks.
He had plenty of reps off the edge, where he still has work to do in terms of developing moves, but his speed, physicality and effort will play well in aggressive schemes.
Nate Tice: He’s one of my favorite players in the draft.
Walker plays as an off-ball linebacker and an edge defender on the line of scrimmage in Georgia’s rush packages. He plays a little bit of everywhere, so much so he calls himself an “HLB” which stands for “hybrid linebacker.”
As an off-ball linebacker, Walker is a strong tackler and good athlete who is consistently diagnosing plays quickly. He can run, chase and has no issues taking on and shedding climbing offensive linemen, and has the athleticism to be a plus-player in coverage. He can be a bit slow when having to turn and diagnosis, something that would get cleaned up with more time at the spot.
Walker is also a talented and productive pass rusher, and shows off his bend, strength and quickness when getting after the QB. He plays with his hair on fire and can hang as an off-ball linebacker who can stay on the field for all three downs and be a positive player against the run and pass, with the pass-rush ability being a giant cherry on top.
He won’t be an ideal fit for every team, but Walker is just a guy I would want in my front seven. His competitive style is infectious and he has the ability to fill up the box score in different ways, with leadership to boot. He reminds me a lot of Clay Matthews.
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