D.A.R.E. is a
cooperative program in which law enforcement and the school
district join together to educate students about the personal
and social consequences of substance abuse. The D.A.R.E.
lessons and follow-up activities also focus on strategies for
anger management and violence prevention. The concepts and
skills emphasized in the D.A.R.E. program are sequentially
developed to extend from kindergarten through junior and
senior high school.
The aim of the senior high school D.A.R.E. project is to
extend the information and reinforce the skills students need
to enable them (1) to act in their own best interest when
facing high-risk, low-gain choices and (2) to resist peer
pressure and other influences in making their personal
choices. Equal emphasis is placed on helping students to
recognize and cope with feelings of anger without causing harm
to themselves or others and without resorting to violence or
the use of alcohol and drugs.
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