Host: David Riedman, creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database.
Guest: Officer Seth Capps, Guardian Program Director, Mineola ISD Police.
10 step framework for implementing an armed guardian program:
* Determining the number of guardians required to meet Texas law state mandate
* Selecting the criterium and type of staff member necessary
* Establishing training requirements
* Determining qualification & evaluation standards
* Equipment considerations
* Documentation & liability considerations
* Oversight and administrative responsibility
* Program member anonymity
* Transparency with school community
* Law enforcement interaction
David Riedman is the creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, Chief Data Officer at a global risk management firm, and a tenure-track professor. Listen to my weekly podcast—Back to School Shootings—or my recent interviews on Freakonomics Radio, New England Journal of Medicine, and my article on CNN about AI and school security.
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