City of Pineville, Louisiana

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DARE

The acronym D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. The D.A.R.E program is a nation wide curriculum taught in elementary, middle school and high school. The D.A.R.E curriculum is taught by a street experienced D.A.R.E certified police officers. D.A.R.E is an educational program to help kids learn about drugs, peer pressure, and the effects that drugs have on people. Each student receives a D.A.R.E. workbook with several activities and stories in it. The Pineville Police Department is a member of the multi-jurisdictional Rapides Parish D.A.R.E. Unit comprised of members of the Alexandria Police Department and the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office.