and or questions relating to upcoming events, call Police Headquarters (973) 962-7017, email us at or post on our Facebook page. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. Communicate with your child, and they will communicate with you (leave the door open).įor any information about D.A.R.E.If your child is going to a party, check to see if their will be parental supervision.COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and WHO. The ACT Accelerator is a ground-breaking global collaboration to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines. Know where your children are going and with who. COVAX is the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.Know your childrens friends and communicate with their parents.Establish family rules that make the use of drugs non-negotiable.Monetary support is received from a grant through A.W.A.R.E./A.S.A.P (our municipal alliance). It also has the support of the Mayor and Council as well as the Board of Education, the Schools in the Borough and the Childrens Parents. program has the support of the Chief of Police and the Officers within the Department. It provides positive alternatives to drug use and violence.
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Officers work closely with and receive much support from the teachers. During their time at the schools they develope a positive rapport with the children not only in the classroom, but also during the time they spend with them at lunch and on the playground. The specially trained officers go to the schools when the children are in fifth grade.They teach the comprehensive program once a week for seventeen weeks. In 1995 it was revised to include skills for children to learn how to deal with violence and how not to solve problems using violence. It was developed to help equip children with skills, to resist peer pressure to experiment with harmful drugs. The 13 week program was developed by educators, police officers, and doctors. Drug Abuse Resistance and Education is a preventative program developed in Los Angeles, CA. We also conduct a "refresher" or more advanced course for the 7th graders.ĭ.A.R.E. Program is taught to the 5th grade classes in the public and parochial schools. Henry "Bud" Hill, Detective James Rapp, Patrol Officer Matthew Ferraro and Patrol Officer Doug Faber. Our D.A.R.E.
Program continues stronger than ever in Ringwood. In September 1991, seventeen weeks later the first D.A.R.E. He graduated and started to teach the program. Anderson spent two weeks at the Bergen County Police and Fire Academy training in the D.A.R.E. Robert Anderson as the first Ringwood D.A.R.E. It was at that time Chief Di Muzio chose Sgt. program, which was spreading across the country and was well suited for our Borough. Chief Di Muzio did some research and found that the D.A.R.E. Di Muzio from the Ringwood Police Department felt there was a need to help the children in our Borough learn how to deal with the pressures of drug abuse. Approximately 350 5th grade students in Watertown graduate each year from D.A.R.E.In 1991 then Chief Armando T. These officers teach all 5th grade students in Watertown at the Watertown Intermediate, Watertown Christian, Immaculate Conception, and St. teaches children the skills they need to recognize and resist the subtle and overt pressures that may lead them to experiment with drugs and alcohol, recognize responsible decision making processes, and help combat bullying.Ĭurrently, the Watertown Police Department has 7 D.A.R.E. A wide variety of teaching techniques are used, including question and answer, group discussions, role-playing, and workbook exercises. Students learn how to resist peer pressure and are given positive alternatives to drugs and alcohol. Students are provided with accurate information on drugs and alcohol, as well as learning decision-making skills. officer and includes one lesson per week for 10 consecutive weeks. The elementary curriculum is delivered by a certified D.A.R.E. The Watertown Police Department started teaching D.A.R.E. The program began as a way to develop an approach to prevent substance abuse among children. began in 1983 with the Los Angeles Police Department and the LA Unified School District.
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