On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan welcome Assemblyman Sean Kean—who has served in the New Jersey State Legislature since 2002. Assemblyman Kean discusses the importance of water safety and drowning prevention —specifically his proposed bipartisan legislation that would provide students from kindergarten through 8th grade with water safety instruction as a requirement of their public-school education.

Karen, Megan, and Assemblyman Kean acknowledge the alarming trend of preventable drowning deaths that annually plague the state of New Jersey, our region, and the nation. What can be done to prevent these repeated tragedies? How much would such an education requirement cost? What about schools that don't have access to water? Let's give all students the tools they need to enjoy water safely and support A-618, the water safety in education act.