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REVIEW OF MIDDLE SCHOOL D.A.R.E PROGRAM <br /> Prepared by Lt. Cotroneo <br /> The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (DARE) turned 20 years old <br /> in 2003. The DARE program was cooperatively developed in 1983 by the <br /> Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School <br /> District. The emphasis of the middle school curriculum is to provide or <br /> reinforce the information and skills to enable students to resist pressure and <br /> other influences in making their personal choices. <br /> In St. Anthony, the DARE Program has continued to be a component of our <br /> Community Orientated Policing. In addition to the elementary curriculum, <br /> taught by Officer Mosby, I've taught the middle school curriculum to 8" <br /> graders in our district. I've taught the 8t' graders at both the St. Anthony <br /> Middle School and St. Charles Borromeo School. Having an officer make <br /> the follow up contact with the students in their middle school years has kept <br /> the lines of communication open with them, parents and school staff. <br /> I met with 2 classes of 8`h graders at St. Anthony Middle School in <br /> March/April of 2003. This completed the 2002-2003 school year. In <br /> October 2003 I was asked to assist and attended an "Activity Night" for <br /> students at the St. Anthony Middle School. In October/November of 2003 I <br /> met with 3 classes of 8t' graders at St. Anthony Middle School. In <br /> November/December I met with 2 classes (combined into one) of 8th graders <br /> at St. Charles Borromeo School. These two groups marked the beginning of <br /> the 2003-2004 school year. All of the students who successfully completed <br /> the work in the program were treated to a pizza party during one of their <br /> lunch hours. <br /> The DARE Program is the nation's largest and best-known substance abuse <br /> prevention program. It's been the beneficiary of an entirely new, state-of- <br /> the-art substance abuse prevention curriculum, thanks to a $13 million grant <br /> awarded by "The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation." The grant recipient, <br /> The University of Akron, developed this new curriculum based on the latest <br /> prevention research. The new elementary curriculum was presented this <br /> year, and the new Middle School curriculum is slated to be presented in the <br /> 2004-2005 school year. <br /> 16 <br />