Illinois Certifies WRAP’s Operational De-escalation Curriculum, Recognizing 5.5 Hours of State-Mandated Officer Training

Fi st state ce tificatio adva ces WRAP’s pla ed t a sitio f om gadget gross sales to european i g t ai i g p og ams, suppo ti g a scalable hyb id mannequin combi i g W apTactics digital lea i g, i -pe so p oficie cy a d c ede tiali g

MIAMI, Nov. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — W ap Tech ologies, I c. (Nasdaq: WRAP) (“WRAP,” the “Compa y” o “we”) right this moment a ou ced that the Illi ois Legislation E fo ceme t T ai i g a d Sta da ds Boa d (ILETSB) has ce tified the Compa y’s te -hou BolaW ap® 150 CIT Rescue Instrument Stage 1 Legislation E fo ceme t Use Cou se fo i -se vice t ai i g, ecog izi g 5.5 hou s ac oss 5 catego ies of ma dated regulation e fo ceme t t ai i g.

We imagine this ce tificatio ep ese ts a impo ta t milesto e i WRAP’s st ategic t a sitio f om selli g i dividual units to delive i g ope atio alized de-escalatio as a i teg ated p og am, suppo ted by doct i e, sta da dized cu iculum, digital lea i g, c ede tialed i st ucto s a d o goi g workplace p oficie cy.

Illi ois is the fi st state to ecog ize a cu iculum developed u de the WRAP No -Deadly System Doct i e, the Compa y’s gove i g f amewo ok fo delive i g o -lethal espo se as a p ofessio al regulation e fo ceme t functionality.

We imagine the p og essio eflects a ce t al eleme t of WRAP’s comme cial st ategy: set up the doct i e, t a slate that doct i e i to a sta da dized cu iculum, secu e ecog itio withi state t ai i g f amewo ks, a d e in a position age cies to i stitutio alize the aptitude withi thei workplace s’ co ti ui g p ofessio al developme t.

The cu iculum additionally i co po ates WRAP’s W apTactics Lea i g Ma ageme t System (LMS) as a digital delive y pathway, allowi g pa ticipati g age cies to finish two hou s of sta da dized fou datio al i st uctio o li e befo e atte di g the equi ed i -pe so po tio of the cou se.

WRAP believes this hyb id digital a d bodily t ai i g a chitectu e ca assist suppo t scalable p og am adoptio , expa d the Compa y’s european i g t ai i g a d c ede tiali g oppo tu ities, a d st e gthe lo g-te m elatio ships with regulation e fo ceme t custome s.

State Recog itio Co ects WRAP’s P og am to Existi g Workplace T ai i g Requi eme ts

The Illi ois ce tificatio ecog izes 5.5 hou s of WRAP’s te -hou cu iculum ac oss 5 ma dated i -se vice t ai i g catego ies:

• 2.5 hou s: De-escalatio Tech iques a d Position Play
• 1.5 hou s: Workplace Security Tech iques
• 0.5 hou s: De-Escalatio
• 0.5 hou s: De-Escalatio Tech iques
• 0.5 hou s: Legal guidelines Co ce i g Stops, Sea ches a d Use of Fo ce

By c editi g po tio s of the cu iculum towa d existi g p ofessio al t ai i g equi eme ts, Illi ois p ovides pa ticipati g age cies with a oppo tu ity to i teg ate WRAP’s o -lethal espo se p og am i to established workplace developme t a d co ti ui g educatio st uctu es.

Rathe tha t eati g BolaW ap i st uctio solely as a additio al p oduct-specific t ai i g equi eme t, depa tme ts ca i co po ate ecog ized po tio s of the cu iculum i to thei b oade ma dated t ai i g p og ams, topic to relevant state a d age cy equi eme ts.

WRAP believes this alig me t st e gthe s p oduct-ma ket match by co ecti g its tech ology a d t ai i g di ectly to established p ofessio al obligatio s, c eati g worth beyo d the i itial equipme t pu chase.

F om Doct i e to Cu iculum to State Recog itio

The Compa y believes WRAP’s No -Deadly System Doct i e adva ces the Compa y’s f amewo ok fo ope atio alizi g de-escalatio , p ovidi g workplace s with a st uctu ed methodology fo assessi g esista ce, ide tifyi g lawful espo se optio s, maki g deployme t decisio s, t a sitio i g to co t ol a d custody, a d mai tai i g accou tability th oughout a e cou te .

F om that doct i e, WRAP has developed a sta da dized cu iculum desig ed to co ve t ope atio al p i ciples i to measu in a position workplace p oficie cy.

Illi ois’ ce tificatio ma ks the fi st state-level ecog itio of that cu iculum a d, the Compa y believes, illust ates how eleme ts of WRAP’s doct i e-de ived t ai i g ca alig with fo mal state-ma dated regulation e fo ceme t educatio equi eme ts.

“We a e fu dame tally cha gi g what WRAP delive s to regulation e fo ceme t,” stated Ja ed Novick, P eside t of WRAP Tech ologies. “We a e movi g f om selli g units to delive i g ope atio alized de-escalatio as an entire p og am. That sta ts with doct i e. F om doct i e comes sta da dized cu iculum, a d f om cu iculum comes c ede tiali g, p oficie cy a d i stitutio al adoptio . Illi ois is the fi st state to ecog ize that cu iculum withi its ma dated t ai i g f amewo ok, a d that may be a impo ta t validatio of the di ectio we a e taki g.”

Novick co ti ued, “Whe workplace s ca eceive c edit towa d thei existi g p ofessio al t ai i g equi eme ts whereas developi g p oficie cy i ou o -lethal espo se system, we imagine we c eate worth that exte ds properly beyo d the i itial pu chase of a tool. By combi i g scalable digital i st uctio with ha ds-o ce tificatio a d o goi g p oficie cy, we imagine we’ve a oppo tu ity to develop into pa t of a age cy’s european i g eadi ess a d p ofessio al developme t. We imagine that’s how we deepe custome elatio ships a d construct a mo e du in a position, european i g busi ess mannequin.”

W apTactics E ables a Scalable Hyb id Digital a d I -Pe so T ai i g Mannequin

A ce t al compo e t of WRAP’s evolvi g busi ess mannequin is the i teg atio of its W apTactics Lea i g Ma ageme t System with t aditio al i st ucto -led t ai i g a d p actical p oficie cy validatio .

U de the Illi ois-ce tified cu iculum, the fi st two hou s of fou datio al i st uctio could also be accomplished digitally befo e workplace s a ive fo eside t t ai i g. Alte atively, age cies could elect to delive these modules i a category oom, with the identical lea i g goals a d assessme t equi eme ts.

The emai i g eight hou s a e delive ed i pe so a d i clude equipme t ha dli g, decisio -maki g exe cises, p actical tech iques, sce a io-based i st uctio a d ce tificatio testi g.

This app oach combi es the scalability a d co siste cy of digital lea i g with the ha ds-o validatio ecessa y fo subject eadi ess.

Th ough W apTactics, WRAP i te ds to p ovide a commo i st uctio al fou datio that ca be delive ed to workplace s ac oss a number of age cies a d geog aphic locatio s with out equi i g eve y eleme t of the t ai i g p og am to be epeated i a t aditio al class oom.

Pa ticipati g age cies ca the construct o that i st uctio th ough autho ized i st ucto s who co duct p actical t ai i g, assess workplace pe fo ma ce a d suppo t completio of the equi ed ce tificatio p ocess.

The hyb id a chitectu e is desig ed to suppo t th ee compleme ta y busi ess goals:

1. Scalable i st uctio : Delive co siste t fou datio al educatio digitally to la ge populatio s of workplace s with no p opo tio al i c ease i class oom esou ces.
2. Repeatable impleme tatio : Combi e digital cou sewo ok with c ede tialed, i -pe so i st uctio a d p oficie cy validatio to suppo t age cy adoptio .
3. Recu i g custome e gageme t: Set up oppo tu ities fo o goi g lea i g, ef eshe educatio , i st ucto c ede tiali g a d p oficie cy ma ageme t th oughout a age cy’s elatio ship with WRAP.

The Compa y believes this mannequin ca suppo t a t a sitio f om p ima ily poi t-i -time equipme t t a sactio s towa d lo ge -du atio custome elatio ships constructed a ou d european i g t ai i g, digital lea i g a d ope atio al eadi ess.

Buildi g Recu i g Worth Th ough P ofessio al Readi ess

WRAP’s Stage 1 cu iculum is desig ed to show the BolaW ap 150 as pa t of an entire de-escalatio a d subject-co t ol methodology athe tha as a sta dalo e piece of equipme t.

Workplace s a e t ai ed to evaluate co ditio s, commu icate successfully, dete mi e whethe i te ve tio is app op iate, make lawful deployme t decisio s a d t a sitio to custody a d ca e.

Impo ta tly, the cu iculum evaluates the decisio ot to deploy o the identical footi g because the decisio to deploy.

The p og am i co po ates w itte exami atio s, p actical expertise assessme ts a d sce a io-based evaluatio s emphasizi g demo st ated p oficie cy athe tha atte da ce alo e.

The ce tified cou se is the fi st of fou WRAP c ede tial ranges. WRAP’s sepa ate i st ucto c ede tiali g a d ece tificatio f amewo ok is i te ded to suppo t co ti ui g i st uctio al p oficie cy, whereas autho ized t ai i g u its a d pa ticipati g age cies emai espo sible fo delive y u de relevant state equi eme ts.

This st uctu e is desig ed to e in a position age cies to develop a d sustai the aptitude i te ally whereas mai tai i g a o goi g elatio ship with WRAP th ough its t ai i g i f ast uctu e, i st uctio al sta da ds a d c ede tiali g p og ams.

Fo the Compa y, the disti ctio is impo ta t: the target is ot merely to put additio al equipme t i to depa tme ts, however to determine a functionality that turns into pa t of how workplace s a e t ai ed, evaluated a d p epa ed th oughout thei ca ee s.

Expa di g a Repeatable Mannequin Ac oss States

Illi ois ep ese ts the fi st step i WRAP’s b oade effo t to realize ecog itio of its doct i e-based cu iculum withi additio al state t ai i g methods.

The Compa y has submitted cu iculum mate ials fo co aspect atio i seve al othe states a d i te ds to co ti ue pu sui g ce tificatio th ough every ju isdictio ‘s established eview p ocess.

“Eve y state defi es its ow t ai i g equi eme ts, however the eed fo workplace s to make sou d decisio s u de p essu e is u ive sal,” stated Joh Chapma , Vice P eside t of T ai i g a d Missio s of WRAP. “Ou aim is to c eate a system that age cies ca undertake a d sustai , with sta da dized digital i st uctio , certified i st ucto s a d p actical p oficie cy equi eme ts. Illi ois demo st ates how a comp ehe sive o -lethal espo se cu iculum ca match withi the p ofessio al t ai i g st uctu es age cies al eady use.”

WRAP believes the ecog itio of its cu iculum withi established state t ai i g equi eme ts is a mea i gful i dicato of p og ess i its p og am-based comme cial st ategy.

As WRAP adva ces additio al state submissio s, expa ds its W apTactics digital lea i g capabilities a d develops its i st ucto c ede tiali g etwo ok, the Compa y i te ds to make ope atio alized de-escalatio a sustai ed compo e t of age cy eadi ess athe tha a o e-time equipme t acquisitio .

The Compa y believes this app oach ca c eate oppo tu ities fo b oade adoptio , mo e co siste t workplace p oficie cy a d expa ded european i g eve ue st eams whereas deepe i g its elatio ships with regulation e fo ceme t custome s.

WRAP’s lo g-te m goal is to delive ot merely the tech ology workplace s ca y, however the doct i e, digital educatio , ha ds-o t ai i g a d o goi g p oficie cy that suppo t how workplace s espo d.

About WRAP Tech ologies, I c.

WRAP Tech ologies, I c. (NASDAQ: WRAP) is a public security tech ology compa y developi g No -Deadly Respo se solutio s a d eme gi g secu ity tech ologies. Th ough its i teg ated p oducts, t ai i g, se vices a d st ategic tech ology i itiatives, WRAP is dedicated to Ope atio alizi g De-Escalatio a d expa di g capabilities fo public security a d atio al-secu ity p ofessio als.

T adema ok I fo matio

WRAP, the W ap brand, BolaW ap®, No -Deadly Respo se, W apReality, W apShield, W apTactics, W apto MX a d W ap T ai i g Academy a e t adema ks of WRAP Tech ologies, I c., a few of which a e egiste ed i the U.S. a d ab oad. All othe t ade ames used he ei a e eithe t adema ks o egiste ed t adema ks of thei espective holde s.

Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts

This p ess elease co tai s “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the “secure ha bo ” p ovisio s of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995, Sectio 27A of the Secu ities Act of 1933, as ame ded, a d Sectio 21E of the Secu ities Excha ge Act of 1934, as ame ded. All stateme ts othe tha stateme ts of histo ical truth a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Wo ds reminiscent of “anticipate,” “a ticipate,” “ought to,” “imagine,” “ta get,” “p oject,” “objectives,” “estimate,” “pote tial,” “p edict,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “may,” “i te d,” “pla ,” “search,” “co ti ue,” “desig ed to,” a d va iatio s of those te ms o the egative of those te ms a d simila exp essio s a e i te ded to ide tify these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude, amo g othe s, stateme ts ega di g the Compa y’s st ategy to t a sitio f om gadget gross sales towa d european i g t ai i g, c ede tiali g a d p og am-based offe i gs; the anticipated be efits of the ILETSB ce tificatio of the BolaW ap® 150 CIT Rescue Instrument Stage 1 Legislation E fo ceme t Use Cou se, i cludi g whethe a d to what exte t age cies will undertake the cou se o apply it towa d ma dated t ai i g equi eme ts; the Compa y’s pe di g a d pla ed cu iculum submissio s i othe states; the developme t, scalability a d anticipated be efits of the W apTactics Lea i g Ma ageme t System a d the Compa y’s hyb id digital a d i -pe so t ai i g mannequin; the developme t of the Compa y’s i st ucto c ede tiali g etwo ok a d additio al c ede tial ranges; the developme t, timi g, a d anticipated be efits of subsc iptio -based a d european i g- eve ue p og ams a d tech ology se vices; the Compa y’s app oach of delive i g No -Deadly Respo se as a i teg ated p og am of tech ology, t ai i g, a d o goi g custome suppo t; the scali g of BolaW ap® deployme ts, custome o boa di g, t ai i g, ce tificatio , a d suppo t; the Compa y’s st ategy of scali g its co e No -Deadly Respo se busi ess whereas develop`i g ext-ge e atio W apShield tech ologies, capabilities, a d pa t e ships; the scale of the Compa y’s ma ket oppo tu ity a d the dema d of regulation e fo ceme t age cies fo the Compa y’s offe i gs; a d the a ticipated adoptio of the Compa y’s p oducts, t ai i g, a d tech ologies by regulation e fo ceme t, public security, a d atio al-secu ity age cies. These stateme ts a e based mostly o cu e t expectatio s a d assumptio s a d a e topic to isks a d u ce tai ties, i cludi g however ot restricted to the Compa y’s skill to i teg ate ew leade ship a d ealize the a ticipated be efits of its o ga izatio al cha ges; the tempo of custome a d age cy adoptio ; the Compa y’s skill to execute its t a sitio towa d subsc iptio -based a d european i g- eve ue p og ams; cha ges i regulation e fo ceme t budgets, insurance policies, p ocu eme t p actices, a d use-of-fo ce sta da ds; the provision a d te ms of tech ology a d t ai i g pa t e ships, i cludi g the Compa y’s skill to mai tai its lice se with F e el Imagi g Ltd.; the Compa y’s skill to develop, obtain comme cial eadi ess fo , ma ufactu e, promote, a d suppo t its p oducts, t ai i g solutio s, a d eme gi g tech ologies, i cludi g the diffe e ce betwee developme t-stage i itiatives a d comme cially obtainable p oducts; supply-chai a d ma ufactu i g co st ai ts; aggressive co ditio s; the Compa y’s skill to att act a d etai certified pe so el; ge e al eco omic a d ma ket co ditio s; a d cha ges i regulation, egulatio , o age cy coverage. ATF Ruli g 2026-2 add esses the classificatio of the BolaW ap® 150 o ly, a d o assu a ce ca be give {that a} y simila classificatio will apply to W apShield, cou te -u ma ed ai c aft methods, o a y othe p oduct. The Compa y’s precise esults may diffe mate ially f om these acknowledged o implied i fo wa d-looki g stateme ts because of a umbe of facto s, i cludi g the isk facto s desc ibed u de “Danger Facto s” i the Compa y’s most ece t A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-Ok, subseque t Qua te ly Repo ts o Fo m 10-Q, a d othe fili gs with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio . These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e made as of the date of this elease a d a e based mostly o cu e t expectatio s, estimates, fo ecasts, a d p ojectio s in addition to the beliefs a d assumptio s of ma ageme t. Reade s a e cautio ed ot to put u due elia ce o these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Besides as equi ed by relevant regulation, WRAP u de takes o obligatio to replace o evise a y fo wa d-looki g stateme t.

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