Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program – Mandatory Diversity Training

RITE Academy’s Diversity Training Program helps Florida Law Enforcement fulfill requirements of Diversity Training, for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act.

March 9, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act LINK. This includes Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Following a meeting with the families of victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Governor Rick Scott today signed SB 7026, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. This legislation makes significant reforms to make Florida schools safer, while keeping firearms out of the hands of mentally ill and dangerous individuals.

Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County discusses the Marshall Program, later named the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program.

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RITE Diversity Training is the only Nationally Recognized Diversity Program, NCP certified by IADLEST, providing 12-hours of required Diversity Training to meet the CS/SB 7026 – ‘Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program’

Guardian Act 2018 Bill Summaries – LINK

The Florida Senate Guardian Legislature – LINK

LINK to Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program

Implementation is required for law enforcement by the start of the 2018 school year.  Find diversity training…

As part of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, the Sheriff can establish a Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program to aid in the prevention or abatement of active assailant incidents on school premises. This bill allows school districts to decide whether to participate in the school guardian program if it is available in their county.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act requires one safe-school officer at each school. Districts can meet the requirement with any combination of deputy/SRO or a guardian/staff and faculty.

Aaron Feis Guardian Program 

Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program falls under the purview of locally-elected sheriff’s offices. Participation in this program is 100 percent voluntary and optional and does not allow classroom teachers to carry firearms

Eligibility requirements for a school guardian: 

Candidate must be licensed to carry a concealed weapon

Pass criminal background check, drug testing, and psychological evaluation

Achieve an 85-percent pass rate on firearms training

Complete 12 hours of a nationally recognized diversity training program

• RITE Diversity Training is the only NCP recognized training program

No teacher will be required to participate. In fact, the legislation provides that personnel that are strictly classroom teachers with no other responsibilities cannot participate, with specified exceptions.

Implementation is required by the start of the 2018 school year. Find diversity training…

Lake County Sheriff’s Office – RITE Training RESULTS

LCSO has already completed RITE’s Diversity Program and has successfully rolled out the program to its law enforcement road patrol, and corrections. RITE’s Diversity Program is proud to have as part of its evidence-based training stats, Lake County Sheriff’s Office showing a 60% reduction in Use-of-Force Incidents and 50% reduction in complaints against police officer, after 1-year of implementation.

Leesburg Police Department (Orlando), FL to host RITE Academy Diversity Train-the-Trainer May 3-4, 2018 – REGISTER

Our RITE Diversity Program is easy to teach, which includes teaching manual, power-point slides, video’s, tests, handouts, certificates, evaluations and web-linked surveys. For Single-Agency Information, contact RITE Academy, Director of Training, Randy Friedman HERE

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