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Florida is one of thirty states that does not require high school students to take a one hour class on CPR, but a Louisiana father who lost his 14 year old son is on a campaign to change that. Jim Cobb lost his 14 year old son to an undiagnosed heart problem but says he would have been saved if the kids he was with knew CPR.

“He was playing with about 25 of his friends and Burke collapsed. No one started CPR and consequently he passed away” says Cobb.

Aunt Kristen Cobb Simpson says the problem is more prevalent than many think. “We know that up to 10,000 kids die every year from sudden cardiac arrest, We know it is the number one cause of death on school property, so it can happen to any one at any time, so in our opinion it should be everyones cause.”

This is the fourth year CPR legislation being pushed by the American Heart Association has been introduced. Lawmakers have balked a t cost, which is about half a million dollars every three years, and on mandating something for schools to do.