D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teach children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug- and violence-free lives. The program, which was developed jointly by the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District, initially focused on elementary school children. It has now been expanded to include middle school and high school programs.
D.A.R.E. was introduced to Cortez in 1993. The Cortez Police Department offers D.A.R.E. to every 5th and 7th grade RE-1 student, as well as other grade levels upon the request of a teacher.
CLICK HERE for the Cortez D.A.R.E student's website.
CLICK HERE for the Cortez D.A.R.E student's website.
