D.A.R.E. Program Returns to Galloway Township Schools

Galloway Township, NJ -- For the first time in 20 years, D.A.R.E. America is returning to Galloway Township Schools, the Galloway Township Police Department announced last week.

“We are so excited and proud to be able to help educate our youth in this area; to be able to bring a curriculum that addresses drugs, violence, bullying, internet safety, and other high risk circumstances that today are too often a part of students’ lives,” Galloway Police Chief Donna Higbee said. “D.A.R.E. envisions a world in which students everywhere are empowered to respect others and choose to lead lives free from violence, substance abuse, and other dangerous behaviors.”

Four Galloway Township Police officers graduated from the D.A.R.E. America course on May 27.

They will direct the education of the township’s students in Grades 5-8 in both public and private schools.

This is the second phase of Higbee’s return to community policing with Law Enforcement in the schools.

In March of this year, she implemented the ‘Officer Phil’ program in grades K-4 throughout the township’s public and private schools.

She is currently working on implementing an education program involving more police interaction in the high schools.

Last month, she held a parent symposium along with Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District and Stockton University to promote awareness in the areas of prescription drugs and heroin abuse as well as Cyberbullying and Sexting.

The attached image was provided by the Galloway Township Police Department