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| | D.A.R.E. History
Nationally
 | D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) began in Los Angeles in 1983.
It slowly spread across the country, and to date has been presented to 100
million children since its inception. |
| 26 million children in the United States will benefit this year, with
another 100 million children worldwide benefiting as well. |
Locally
| Millis first presented D.A.R.E. at the Clyde Brown School in 1991. It
originally started under then chief Al Baima. For that first D.A.R.E. class,
the teacher was (now retired) officer Hunter, and next was Officer Kevin
Fortier. Officer Fortier was killed in an automobile accident in 1996,
leaving the Millis program without a trained local D.A.R.E. officer. |
| The program was kept alive thanks to the efforts of officers from the
Massachusetts State Police and the Norfolk County Sheriff's office. In 1998,
Sgt. McGowan was trained and certified as a D.A.R.E. Officer and continues
the program today. |
| Originally, D.A.R.E. was presented to the fifth grade. It has now
grown to include not only a seventh-grade junior high program, but also
makes presentations and classroom visits to kindergarten through fourth
grade students. |
| The core curriculum has also expanded to include classroom instruction and
field trips, stressing the fact that there are many positive alternatives to
drug use and violence. |
Now...
| For the 2003-2004 school year, a brand-new curriculum will be
presented. It focuses on self-esteem, responsibility and resisting
peer pressure. The content is research and principle based, with
authentic, life-like, problem-based activities. |
| Sgt. McGowan was certified by D.A.R.E. America in this new curriculum in
June, 2003, and Millis will be one of the first communities in the state to
benefit from its initiation! |
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