INDIANAPOLIS — An interim public health study committee unanimously passed several recommendations on Wednesday to improve the state’s water safety curriculum next year.

The recommendations for the General Assembly to consider next session included establishing grade-specific video modules and encouraging optional partnerships between schools and groups like the YMCA and USA Swimming.

According to the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), drowning is the third leading cause of death among Hoosier children ages 5-9, and the leading cause of death among kids ages 1-4.

“I feel like every summer, there's at least one or two articles where you see someone drown,” Matt Moen, the Aquatics Director at MSD of Lawrence Township, said.

This semester, the district launched Operation Water Safety: a

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