Kentucky
Fifth-Graders at Camp Ground Elementary Graduate from D.A.R.E. Program
Family and friends of fifth-graders at Camp Ground Elementary gathered in the school’s gymnasium to watch over 50 students graduate from the D.A.R.E. program. The 10-week program, led by Laurel County Detective Kyle Gray, educated Camp Ground’s fifth-graders on the...
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D.A.R.E.: Beyond Saying No
Cave City Police Officer James Roberts hands out workbooks to Caverna Elementary fifth-graders CAVE CITY — Police officer James Roberts taught his first D.A.R.E. class at Caverna Elementary School on Thursday morning to a group of fifth-graders. Roberts will be...
Students Complete D.A.R.E Program
LONDON, KY (WTVQ) — Officers from the London Police Department recently held graduations for the D.A.R.E. program at several local schools. D.A.R.E stands for Drug Abuse Resistance and Education. Officials say this program teaches Fifth grade students about the...
How safe is your child’s school?
On the surface this is a story about numbers. 22 assaults in Oldham County Schools, 452 drug offenses in Bullitt County, and 67 weapons at Jefferson County Public Schools. When you dig a little deeper, it’s a story about kids and it could be your kid.
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- Cadiz Police Department
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- Fort Campbell Police
- Frankfort Police Department
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- Kentucky State Police
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- McCracken County Sheriff’s Department
- Shively Police Department
- Somerset Police Department
- Woodford County Sheriff
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