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2016 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />36 | Page <br /> <br />XII. Dare Summary <br />PREPARED BY OFFICER JONATHAN SCHLINGMAN <br />DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a <br />prevention and education program that advocates <br />and educates for healthy and safe children. DARE <br />serves young people and their families teaching the <br />skills to make positive decisions, provides education <br />on safe and healthy lifestyles and gives the tools to <br />enable them to resist engaging in negative and <br />violent behaviors. <br />In 2016 the St Anthony Police Department continued <br />the DARE program. Officer Schlingman taught over <br />300 students in both 5th grade and 8th grade at <br />Wilshire Park Elementary, St. Charles Borromeo <br />School, and St Anthony Middle School. <br />The 5th grade students were led in discussions on <br />topics such as; responsibility, decision making, drug <br />information (tobacco and alcohol), risks and <br />consequences, peer pressure, and stress. Communication is also a key lesson in DARE The <br />students learn how to communicate with confidence, both verbal and nonverbal. At the <br />completion of the program, each student is provided a DARE T-Shirt and a certificate of <br />completion. <br />The 8th grade curriculum was led with 10 classroom lessons. Students learn ways how to express <br />their own opinion. Different strategies are learned to help youth stay away from drugs by <br />preparing them to act decisively and responsibly in difficult situations. Helping build youth <br />confidence is also a key role in DARE. If the student learns to feel good and feel confident, they <br />learn to make better choices. Some of the topics that were discussed are; internet safety, <br />bullying, identifying risk, and prescription drugs. <br />