The Return of D.A.R.E.

Communities Bring Back D.A.R.E. to Their Classrooms
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:
Nebraska City Community Foundation Fund Helps Restart D.A.R.E. Program at NCPS, Lourdes
After a hiatus of two years, the Nebraska City Police Department is pleased to be back in the classrooms working with students through the nationally accredited D.A.R.E. Program. The Nebraska City Community Foundation Fund (NCCFF) is excited to again help fund this…
Drug Abuse Program Making its Way Back into Lea Schools
Twenty-four Tatum elementary school students graduated in April from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office’s first Drug Abuse Resistance Education program and fifth grader Lilianna Rojas won first place for the essay portion of the course. According to LCSO Corporal Travis...
Mosheim Police Department Brings Back D.A.R.E. Program
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program will be returning to Mosheim schools next school year. Pictured from left are West Greene Middle School Principal Tamara Wykle, Mosheim Elementary School Principal Sarah Gray, Mosheim Police Department Investigator Fred...
D.A.R.E. Returns to Chicago Schools
Welcome back, Chicago!
After 13 years, D.A.R.E. returns to Chicago schools with the April 22nd graduation of 40 Chicago Police Officers from a two-week D.A.R.E. Officer Training, and Chicago Police Department Announces New D.A.R.E. Program!
Partnership with schools will teach good decision-making while building trust between community & law enforcement…
School Drug Prevention Program Celebrates 1st Graduation In 14 Years
The Southampton Police Department held a D.A.R.E. graduation at Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School Thursday — the first time Southampton Town has graduated a class in 14 years, according to Lt. Susan Ralph. Sixth graders who participated in the Drug Abuse Resistance…
Metro Welcomes New D.A.R.E Program Officers
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, also known as D.A.R.E., has made a comeback in Davidson County Schools. “It just warms my heart to see all of these D.A.R.E officers that graduated today. I mean they are going to communities ranging from Johnson County…
D.A.R.E. Returns To Avoyelles Parish
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program has returned to Avoyelles Parish Schools. According to Sheriff David Dauzat, the program had been shut down by the previous administration in May 2019. In late July 2021, the APSO Certified D.A.R.E. Officer, Deputy Tyra Mayeux…
Riverside Elementary Graduates First D.A.R.E. Class in 20 Years
NEWLAND — On Thursday, May 6, fifth grade students at Riverside Elementary became the first county student class to graduate from the D.A.R.E. program in 20 years through the efforts of the Avery County Sheriff’s Office and School Resource Officer John Hicks. The…
Jennings County D.A.R.E. Program is Back
NORTH VERNON, Ind. – The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is proud to announce that the D.A.R.E. program is returning to the Jennings County Elementary Schools. Sheriff Kenny Freeman wants to address potential addiction issues from all angles and felt that...
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