https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article237637974.html Swimming and water-safety instruction provided by schools will save lives | Opinion A recent Red Cross survey found that 61 percent of children, including more than half of all teens, were not “water competent.” miamidade.gov On Nov. 20, the Miami-Dade County Public School Board cast a vote to save the lives of children and youth.