A 12‑year‑old Girl Scout asked the Sacramento City Unified School District board to require a brief, annual lesson for every K–12 student on recognizing and responding to heat‑related illness, and public health and emergency medical professionals urged the board to adopt the proposal.

Natalie Rubio told trustees that during Sacramento’s 116‑degree heat wave students ate lunch outdoors and later reported feeling sick; she asked for a short interactive lesson each year plus reminders during official heat advisories so students could recognize dizziness, nausea or severe headache as signs to stop activity and seek help.

Denise Morgan, president of the Third District PTA, said the request aligns with a 2015 California State PTA resolution urging climate and heat literacy and education on heat‑illness response. Rick Akers, an OSHA trainer and heat‑illness survivor, recommended curriculum integration beyond seasonal reminders; Dr. Flo Cofer, a public‑health professional, and Justin Sylvia, captain and public information officer with the Sacramento Fire Department and a paramedic, also urged instruction and community outreach to prevent heat‑related emergencies.

What trustees heard: speakers stressed that children are physiologically more vulnerable to heat, that early signs can precede medical emergencies and that education — combined with schedule adjustments and hydration practices — can prevent serious illness. No formal district action or motion was made at the meeting; speakers asked staff and trustees to consider incorporating the subject into health, safety or climate literacy curriculum.

Ending: Several community groups pledged support for classroom materials and outreach; the board did not vote and staff did not present a formal proposal at this meeting.