The acronym “R.A.P.I.D.” signifies the steps teenage girls are advised to follow in a new course being offered by the Lee County Sheriff’s Department: Respond to a dangerous situation by Assessing your surroundings, Protecting yourself, Identifying defensive strategies, and applying Defensive actions (as a last resort). It's the name of a class that’s LCSO is offering exclusively for teenage years.
The sheriff’s officeis hosting the class for the second time next week. The first class in May was fully booked and, deputies say, such an overwhelming success, that they brought the course back for another session. The goal of the class is to teach more high school girls heading off to college defensive techniques to keep themselves safe.
Staff Officer Scott Griffith explains how the course is more than self-defense, and geared toward the larger goal of avoiding a situation in which self-defense becomes necessary.
