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 Part of the reason D.A.R.E. (Drugs Abuse Resistance Education) works so well is because it is a collaborative effort between your sheriff's office, your school, parents, and community leaders. D.A.R.E. works because it surrounds children with support and encouragement from all sides.
D.A.R.E. teaches kids how to recognize and resist the direct and subtle pressures that influence them to experiment with alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs. And since, between 70% and 90% of all crime is drug related it is absolutely vital that we reach the children of America before it is too late.
The D.A.R.E. program is usually introduced to children in the 5th or 6th grade. A specially trained deputy comes into your school one day a week for seventeen weeks and teaches the children. Student participation in the D.A.R.E. program may be incorporated as an integral part of the school's curriculum in health, science, social studies, language arts, or other subjects.
Kennebec County Sheriff's Deputy Scott Cyrway along with Captain Loren Fields of the Maine Army National Guard have developed the D.A.R.E. x 2 Band. The D.A.R.E. x 2 Band was developed to show young people that they can have fun without the assistance of drugs and alcohol.
For more information on Kennebec County Sheriff's Office D.A.R.E. Program contact:
Deputy Scott Cyrway at (207) 623-3614 x202. |
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