West Virginia
Revamped D.A.R.E. Program May Offer Kids Way Out
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...Read more . . .
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D.A.R.E. Returns to Bath Schools
Deputy Laura Rogers of the Bath County Sheriff’s Office visited The Recorder last week with her Drug Abuse Resistance Education materials. Rogers is teaching D.A.R.E. to fifth and eighth graders in Bath County schools this year, the first time D.A.R.E. has been...
Vaping Among Youth Increased by 80 Per Cent in One Year, says D.A.R.E Program Director
In incidence of vaping among school-age children increased by almost 80 per cent between 2017 and 2018. [sic] That is according to Dr. Ashley Frazier, Director of Curriculum and Training with Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) International. She says part...
Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class 2019
Rafael Morales and Ruel Fuentecilla traveled to Brazil to perform an accreditation assessment at a D.A.R.E. Officer Training class conducted by the Brigada Militar of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The training was conducted at the Brigada Militar's...
KARE Donation to MaxFund Animal Adoption Center
Thank you so much for the generous donation to the MaxFund Animal Adoption Center. This donation will help make it possible for us to continue to treat and find loving homes for the ever-increasing number of injured and homeless animals in our society. Because of...
Local School Resource Officer, Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl, Recognized by the State
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...
Bernalillo County 2019 D.A.R.E. Graduation
"Drugs are no good, folks. And that's exactly what a lot of our kids realized today. More than a hundred middle schoolers graduated from Summer D.A.R.E. Camp. Our law enforcement taught those kids about the dangers... and how to not give in to peer pressure....
Mt. Vernon Student Named State Rep for International D.A.R.E Board
FORTVILLE — Indiana’s new representative on an international youth board for drug abuse education is from Hancock County. Maitlyn Griner, a Greenfield resident and sophomore at Mt. Vernon High School, is settling into her new role of representing the state on the...
KARE Donation to the San Antonio Humane Society
We are so thankful for your recent donation of dog treats for our shelter pets. Your support is crucial to providing comfort and loving guardianship for the homeless in our care. Last year, the San Antonio Humane Society saved over 5,000 homeless pets and conducted...
Lloyd Bratz
Director of Regional Operations & North Central Regional Director
Phone: (310) 486-6727
Email: Lloyd Bratz
Upcoming Events
This MOT class is FULL
Classes will be presented with all recent D.A.R.E updates and enhancements on:
Vaping
Teen Suicide / “More than Sad”
Opioids, OTC/Rx (K-12)
Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach
Cancún, Mexico
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State Training Coordinator
Sheriff Thomas J. Howard
Ohio County Sheriff’s Department
Email: thoward@ohcoso.com
Phone: (304) 234-3718
Fax: (304) 234-3650
West Virginia Local D.A.R.E. Websites
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