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DARE seems to be on a roll these days, but it's all downhill for
the embattled police-as-lawyer/doctor/social worker/educator drug
education program. Last week, DRCNet reported on the Fort Worth,
TX, police chief's decision to can the widely panned program
(The Week Online has moved!), and this week
Toledo, OH, joined the growing number of cities and states that
have dumped DARE. So far, that list also includes Salt Lake City,
Snohomish County (suburban Seattle, WA) and the Michigan State
Police.
In Toledo, Police Chief Michael Navarre told public and Catholic
school officials on Monday that DARE was dead with the end of the
school year. Navarre cited a series of studies questioning DARE's
effectiveness, dating back to a 1994 National Institute of Justice
review that found DARE had little or no impact on whether
participants would go on to use alcohol or other drugs. Navarre
had long been a DARE supporter, he told the Toledo Blade, but the
accumulating studies questioning the program and DARE America's
announcement last year it would revamp its curriculum prompted his
decision.
But Navarre and school board members vowed to develop a new anti-
drug program also using police officers as in-school presenters.
"We're not going to walk away from drug education in the
elementary schools," said Chief Navarre. "It is an important
aspect of a child's education."
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Newsbrief: DARE Dropped in Toledo
The Week Online has moved!
the embattled police-as-lawyer/doctor/social worker/educator drug
education program. Last week, DRCNet reported on the Fort Worth,
TX, police chief's decision to can the widely panned program
(The Week Online has moved!), and this week
Toledo, OH, joined the growing number of cities and states that
have dumped DARE. So far, that list also includes Salt Lake City,
Snohomish County (suburban Seattle, WA) and the Michigan State
Police.
In Toledo, Police Chief Michael Navarre told public and Catholic
school officials on Monday that DARE was dead with the end of the
school year. Navarre cited a series of studies questioning DARE's
effectiveness, dating back to a 1994 National Institute of Justice
review that found DARE had little or no impact on whether
participants would go on to use alcohol or other drugs. Navarre
had long been a DARE supporter, he told the Toledo Blade, but the
accumulating studies questioning the program and DARE America's
announcement last year it would revamp its curriculum prompted his
decision.
But Navarre and school board members vowed to develop a new anti-
drug program also using police officers as in-school presenters.
"We're not going to walk away from drug education in the
elementary schools," said Chief Navarre. "It is an important
aspect of a child's education."
--
Newsbrief: DARE Dropped in Toledo
The Week Online has moved!
