Classroom Presentations and Student Support

An act approved from a bill that was overwhelmingly passed during the 84th General Assembly of the Arkansas legislature will help to provide organ donor education to more Arkansans at an earlier age. Act 546 requires that organ and tissue donor education now be taught in public Arkansas high school health or driver education classes.

ARORA encourages all Arkansas high school driver's education and health class teachers to contact the ARORA Public Education Deparment to arrange for Public Education Specialist Keith Maddison to come to their classes to make an educational presentation. ARORA can also arrange for a donor family member or transplant recipient to speak about their personal experiences with organ and tissue donation.

By inviting an ARORA representative to speak to your class, as a teacher you can be assured that the information provided to your students is accurate. Also, the ARORA representative can answer any questions students might have about organ and tissue donation or registration. An ARORA class presentation also fulfills the donor education requirement Act 546 mandates.

Students organizations may contact ARORA to assist with school and campus events.

For more information, contact Keith Maddison at 501.907.9127 or kmaddison@arora.org.