drug abuse resistance education (d.a.r.e.)

The Sheriff's Office is active in our schools, primarily through instruction of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program which is instructed by Sheriff Dale. 

Founded in 1983 by Los Angeles Police Department, today more than 15,000 D.A.R.E. officers and deputies are in over 10,000 communities nationwide educating America’s youth and serving as the first line of defense in America’s schools.  

The D.A.R.E. program is today taught in all 50 states, U.S. territories, and 50+ other countries.  

All curricula are science/evidence-based, age appropriate, and written by a national panel of curriculum and prevention experts.  

D.A.R.E. curricula meet the core educational standards of health, language arts, and math.  D.A.R.E. also meets the needs of communities and schools as it relates to “bullying.”