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The revamped drug and alcohol education program focuses on critical thinking and decision making
Finding solutions • Ewing Police Chief John Shaver teaches a D.A.R.E. lesson to Summerland fifth-grade students on Feb. 13. Shaver said the program has evolved from its early days and now focuses on critical thinking and decision-making skills, in addition to drug and alcohol education.
When Ewing Police Chief John Shaver asked Summerland fifth-grade students if they have felt stress, hands shoot in the air and eager students share a range of experiences.
The discussion was one of 10 Shaver has with students about responsibility and decision-making as part of the D.A.R.E. program.
This is not your parent's D.A.R.E. program from the 1980s and 1990s that focuses strictly on drug, alcohol and tobacco use. While those elements are covered in the first two sessions, today's D.A.R.E. lessons dive into critical thinking and decision making.
In the 1990s, D.A.R.E. was a school staple...
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