Last year, a grade-schooler in Lincoln collapsed at school and turned blue, the victim of an undiagnosed heart condition.

Staff from the schoolas health office performed CPR until an ambulance arrived, and the student recovered, said Marge Theel, supervisor of health services for Lincoln Public Schools.

But the incident jump-started the districtas desire to install automated external defibrillators in its 39 elementary schools.

Nine years ago, a consortium working to get the defibrillators in all public buildings raised $13,500 to put them in all the high schools and middle schools.

Tuesday’s board meeting also included testimony from 18 people — among more than 60 who support starting a dual language program at LPS.A

All but one of the 18 who spoke appealed to the board to start a pilot program at an elementary school, quoting statistics that show both English and Spanish-speaking students do better academically in dual language programs.

One person opposed the idea, saying English should be the primary language spoken in the United States.

Board President Kathy Danek said the issue would be referred to board committees to review.