NEWS RELEASE:

MARION —  Ridgedale Local Schools officially has partnered with citizenAID North America to increase disaster preparedness and bolster the safety of their students.

This partnership will provide all teachers across the district with Educators, School Administrators and Coaches  online trainings, and install Public Treatment Kits and high-visibility wall mounts throughout its facilities. Robert Brittain, Ridgedale Local Schools Superintendent, released the following statement:

“Partnering with citizenAID doesn’t just benefit the students and faculty when they’re behind our walls, but also makes the community safer as a whole. Kids spend a huge amount of their early life in school, so if we can make their home-away-from-home safer for them, we will. citizenAID has made this easier for us, and with their one-for-one matching program, we are able to train every teacher throughout our schools. As a result, our teachers and schools will be better prepared in case of emergencies, so we can be confident our kids are safe when they walk into school for the first time at five years old and through graduation day.”

The citizenAID’s ESAC online training courses work in tandem with school protocols already in place and were created by those with decades of experience in emergency response.

Bob Otter, Founder and CEO of citizenAID issued the following statement regarding the new partnership:

“Not only are Ridgedale Local Schools equipping all teachers with trainings and installing Public Treatment Kits, but they’re also upgrading their bleeding control kits that already exist in the elementary school to be size-appropriate for children. It often makes us uncomfortable to think of moments when a school may need a smaller tourniquet, but we can actually save lives if we prepare for the unthinkable. Ridgedale is another important milestone for citizenAID as we aim to train one million teachers for free, and we couldn’t be more excited to partner with another school in Marion County.”

To learn more about citizenAID’s mission, visit the website