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D.A.R.E. Returns

The opioid epidemic, legalization concerns, and need for improved community-police relations make D.A.R.E. curricula a high priority.

Read about the return of D.A.R.E. to the communities below:

Revamped D.A.R.E. Program May Offer Kids Way Out

Revamped D.A.R.E. Program May Offer Kids Way Out

Jul 26, 2019

BUCKHANNON — Drug Abuse Resistance Education, the hallmark drug education program known as D.A.R.E.,will be returning to Upshur County next year after a 20-year absence. The Upshur County Board of Education gave its approval for the program to be taught in schools…

D.A.R.E. Program Returning to Borough Schools

D.A.R.E. Program Returning to Borough Schools

Jul 2, 2019

NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck Police Department and Board of Education are bringing back the DARE program starting next school year. “We’re not immune to the problems facing the state and the country, especially as it relates to opioids,” Police Chief Steven Hunt said....
D.A.R.E. Returns

D.A.R.E. Returns

Jul 2, 2019

BUCKHANNON — Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), an educational program, was founded in 1983 and has proven so successful that it has been implemented in thousands of schools throughout the United States and over 50 other countries.D.A.R.E. is a police...
D.A.R.E Program to Return to Dunn County Schools

D.A.R.E Program to Return to Dunn County Schools

Jul 2, 2019

The D.A.R.E. program will return to local schools again this fall. Rebecca Merryfield, of the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, recently graduated from the D.A.R.E program put on by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Academy. She was one of 25 officers from across...
School Graduates 200 from Revamped D.A.R.E. Program

School Graduates 200 from Revamped D.A.R.E. Program

Apr 1, 2019

MINNEOLA — About 200 Grassy Lake Elementary fifth graders on Wednesday became the first class to graduate from the Sheriff’s Office’s D.A.R.E. program in six years. Sheriff Peyton Grinnell said the program used to draw 6,000 students a year before it was cut for…

From Kinder to Grade 12, Kids to Get Drug Education

From Kinder to Grade 12, Kids to Get Drug Education

Feb 11, 2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has given the go signal for the Department of Health (DOH) to educate school children from Kindergarten to Grade 12 about the ill effects of taking illegal drugs…

Watertown Police Department: D.A.R.E. Program Reinstituted

Watertown Police Department: D.A.R.E. Program Reinstituted

Oct 12, 2018

Chief of Police John Gavallas (left) stands with Officer Jeff Desena, SRO at Watertown High School, who will teach the revitalized D.A.R.E. program to sixth graders at Swift Middle School this year. (Perugini photo). WATERTOWN — The Watertown Police Department has...
Geneva Police Department Works Toward Reviving its D.A.R.E. Program

Geneva Police Department Works Toward Reviving its D.A.R.E. Program

Jul 3, 2018

Students attending Geneva City Schools will soon participate in a new program designed to educate students on the dangers associated with drugs. The Geneva Police Department is working toward reviving its D.A.R.E. Program, which is an education program that seeks to...

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