662-680-6037
The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program has been taught in the Lee County Schools since 1994. This NEW 10-week curriculum is taught by certified, uniformed officers who go into the classes each week to the 5/6th grade. D.A.R.E. is taught to Verona/Plantersville 5th graders, Guntown 6th graders, Shannon 5th graders, Mooreville 6th graders, Nettleton 5th graders and Baldwyn 5th graders. D.A.R.E. is not just a "say no" curriculum. D.A.R.E. teaches many important lessons needed in everyday life such as stressing decision making skills, making healthy decisions regarding alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs. The new D.A.R.E. curriculum encourages higher thinking skills, teamwork and good decision making skills.
D.A.R.E. lessons plan focus on four major areas:
Providing accurate information about drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
D.A.R.E officers work with children to raise their self-esteem, show them how to make good decisions on their own, and help them identify positive alternatives to drugs. The D.A.R.E., curriculum emphasizes the negative consequences of drug use, and reinforces the skills to resist peer pressure and intimidation.
D.A.R.E. Instructors are: Lt. Sheri Hall, Cpl. Michelle Wells, Sgt. Steve White, and Deputy Ronnie Bugg
Our officers also make visits to K-4th grades each year to meet the students and teach mini-lessons.
For more information, contact:
Lt. Sheri Hall 662-680-6037