Georgia
130 Students D.A.R.E. to be Drug Free
. . . 130 students from two Barnwell County schools took the “dare” to be drug free. Following 10 weeks of classes, 73 fifth and sixth graders from Macedonia Elementary-Middle School in Blackville and 57 fifth graders from Kelly Edwards Elementary School in...
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Metro County Revamps D.A.R.E. program to Include More Than Drug Prevention
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - A school drug prevention program that many young adults went through in their grade school careers is getting a much-needed overhaul in one metro county. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office told Channel 2’s Wendy Corona that it is revamping...
D.A.R.E. Officers Attend Bulloch County Conference
STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - D.A.R.E. Officers were in Bulloch County on Wednesday for a conference where they received new instruction to prepare for the school year ahead. The challenges these officers face change as fast as culture itself and this helps them...
Opioid Education Added To Athens D.A.R.E. Program
Athens-Clarke County police announced Friday that the D.A.R.E. program would include information about opioids, in addition to existing curricula about drugs. D.A.R.E., or Drug Abuse Resistance Education, has been taught in Athens-Clarke County for 18 years by law...
Pine Grove Elementary D.A.R.E. Graduation
Lowndes County Schools Press Release: VALDOSTA – Pine Grove Elementary School recently recognized their 5th grader students for completing D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). Approximately 120 students were enrolled in the 10-week class taught by PGE’s Resource Officer Deputy Charles Vinson.
Highland Christian Academy Holds D.A.R.E. graduation
Highland Christian Academy held its annual D.A.R.E. graduation for the fifth-grade class Thursday, Jan. 11. Valdosta Police Officer Stephen Findlay presided and handed out the awards. First-place essay winner is Rhett Lilly and second place went to Celeste Mallory.
Dallas Elementary’s D.A.R.E Graduates
Congratulations to Dallas Elementary’s 2017-2018 D.A.R.E Graduates! The D.A.R.E essay winners are Chelsea Knox, Mason Hembree, and Cadence Edmond! Thank you to Deputy Crowe for all of his hard work and sharing D.A.R.E’s vision to empower our students to respect others and choose to lead lives free from violence, substance abuse, and other dangerous behaviors.
“I will never do drugs because of all I have lost, and I hope you won’t either”
Gabriel Benjamin brought the audience to its feet — and a tear to the eyes of his listeners — after reading his award-winning essay at the 12th annual D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) recognition program May 15 at the Dalton Convention Center.
Yemassee Police Chief Heading to D.C.
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – We’re learning that Yemassee Police Department Chief Greg Alexander is heading to Washington, D.C. for a very special briefing. Two years ago, President Obama commissioned a study with law enforcement, professors and doctors to figure out how...
Danny Talley
Southeast Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-2520
Email: Danny Talley
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State D.A.R.E. Contacts
Sgt. Darlene Crider
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Email: dcrider@whitfieldcountyga.com
Phone: (706) 277-5356
Taliyah Sims, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Georgia
Georgia Local D.A.R.E. Websites
- Adairsville Elementary School
- Austell Police Department
- Clarke County Sheriff’s Office
- Coker Elementary School
- Covington Police Department
- Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School
- Fulton County Police Department
- Griffin Police Department
- Kennedy Elementary School
- Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office
- Marietta Police Department
- McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office
- Monroe County Schools
- North Douglas Elementary School
- Peachtree City Police Department
- Rabun County Sheriff’s Office
- Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
- Stone Mountain Police Department
- Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
- Thomasville Police Department
- Tift County Sheriff’s Office
- Waldo Pafford Elementary School
- Walker County Sheriff’s Office
- Walton County Sheriff’s Office
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