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[quote=Anonymous]I'm glad to see the Red Cross banned those "coaches", and it should ban any instructor who was there that day in a support role as well. Furthermore, they should lose their full time jobs. These "professionals" knew their class was fraudulent. Have they provided their bogus class before? How many times? It happens every summer that a lifeguard has to make a save. A life is potentially at stake. But who cares when we're charging $400 a kid? Why is it so hard to be honest?

Two of my kids are lifeguards. They took the lifesaving course through Montgomery County. I paid $50 for one of them. For the second, the county was in need of guards, so they offered a coupon for $50 off the class if you agreed to work at a county pool after getting your certification, so it cost $0. Since neither had their drivers license yet, I sat and watched much of the training. Both times it seemed to me that it was a thorough class and there were more than a few kids in the course who did not pass, whether they failed the initial swim test or one of the later tests.

That's right, there is no need to pay $400 or more for bogus training at a fancy location! ($400 for recertification? Really?) You can go to the public pool and pay $50 if you're a Montgomery County resident, or $65 if a non-resident. If you're a guard for the county, the county provides the recertification course free of charge. That one was two full days over a weekend. Good for the students who spoke to the Red Cross, and good for the parent who raised the issue. [/quote]

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