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Graduation for local D.A.R.E. program |
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June 6, 2014 |
by Michael Meier
Boundary County Public Information Officer |
The Internationally acclaimed D.A.R.E. program
was developed by Officer Daryl Gates in 1983 to
counter the increasing drug problem in the
world.
This program starts with 5th grade children and
teaches them how to resist peer pressure and
other influences regarding tobacco, alcohol, and
all drugs including prescription drugs.
Officers who participate in the D.A.R.E. Program
are required to undergo 80 hours of special
training including child development, classroom
managements, and teaching techniques. High
School classes require an additional 40 hours.
The Bonners Ferry Police Department completed a
ten week program with 76 Bonners Ferry fifth
grade students, teaching those students how to
say no!
Students were required to write an essay on what
the D.A.R.E. Program meant to them. The winners
of the essay competition from three classes read
their finished essays to an audience of
teachers, parents and police officers and most
importantly their peers.
For graduation each student was given a D.A.R.E.
Medallion, T shirt, water bottle, pencil, ruler,
bracelet, and other D.A R.E. items as a memento
and reminder of the D.A.R.E. Program.
Graduating students shook hands with the Police
Chief Bob Boone and the assigned Police Officers
in the Bonners Ferry Police Department.
Thanks to the Bonners Ferry Police Department
for your service, and thanks to Super One Foods
for providing the graduation cake.
An additional 46 fifth graders graduate next
week from Mt Hall and Naples Schools. |
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