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D.A.R.E. OFFICERSD.A.R.E. OFFICERS

300 + TEACHING D.A.R.E. OFFICERS

IN OHIO

$3000 - $4600Cost per Officer for

State Training

Is it worth it…

We teach drug prevention

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IS ITWORTH

IT ?

We learn how a child’s brain learns

We teach decision making skills

Is it worth it…

We teach violence prevention

Is it worth it…

Things aren’t what they used to be…

We learn trends in youth culture

We Advise…

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Goth youth subculture. self mutilation. suicide attempts

Picture taken from the magazine I-D horror issue of July 2006

Is it worth it…

We work with P.T.O., Church, & Civic Organizations

Is it worth it…

Aug. 24, 2006 Essex, Vt.

12 School

Shootingsin 18

Months

Sept. 26, 2006 Bailey, Colo.

Sept. 29, 2006 Cazenovia, Wis.

Oct. 3, 2006Nickel Mines, Pa.

Jan. 3, 2007 Tacoma, Wash.

April 16, 2007Blacksburg, Va.

Sept. 21, 2007 Dover, Del.

Oct. 10, 2007Cleveland, Ohio

Feb. 8, 2008Baton Rouge,

Louisiana

Feb. 11, 2008Memphis, Tennessee

Feb. 12, 2008Oxnard,

California

Feb. 14, 2008DeKalb, Illinois

12 School Shootings

in the last 18 Months56 Dead

29 Wounded

This student brought a 9mm semi-auto to our school.

D.A.R.E. helped prevent a tragedy! Is it worth it…

Officers are trained in Crisis Planning &

Terrorism Awareness

Planned Attacks

Selected Victims

Mass Violence

Multiple Weapons

The new way of thinking…

Is it worth it…

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Is it worth it…

Times have changed, D.A.R.E. training has

changed…

Now we plan…

D.A.R.E. Officers are now trained as a school / community resource officer including…

Facilitation

School & Laws

Classroom Management

Communication

Current Drug Trends

Youth Trends & School ClimateD.A.R.E. Curriculum

Internet Safety

Crisis Planning & Terrorism Awareness

Community RelationsRx OTC

Now we protect…

We watch…

Now we listen…

We Never Forget…

They are our future…

D.A.R.EOfficers

Do MoreThanYou

Think!

Is it worth it…

YES.