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Currently
the Riverdale Police Department has three certified
D.A.R.E. instructers; Captain John Peine, who
heads the program, Sergeant Gregory Bogert and
Patrolman Gary Keil. They teach every 5th and
7th grade student attending Riverdale Elementary
School using a curriculum focused on resisting
drugs, avoiding violence and other important safety
information.
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Captain
John Peine with one of many successful Riverdale Elementary
D.A.R.E. graduates. |
This
year 35 million school children around the world--26 million
in the U.S.--will benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance
Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids
the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs,
or violence. D.A.R.E.
was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven so successful
that it is now being implemented in nearly 75 percent
of our nation’s school districts and in more than
53 countries around the world. D.A.R.E. is a police
officer-led series of classroom lessons that teach children
from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer
pressure and live productive drug-and- violence-free lives.
The program, which was developed jointly by the Los Angeles
Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District,
initially focused on elementary school children. It has
now been expanded to include middle school and high school
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check
out our DARE Kids page!
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Any
questions or comments about D.A.R.E., please e-mail
us here.
Thank you.
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