June 25, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
School Resource Officer Lewis Carrick graduated on Friday, June 15 from an intense 2 week DARE School.
He will be teaching DARE for the Sheriff’s Department.
DARE is taught to 5th Graders at Northside Elementary and DeKalb West School.
D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) teaches children that popularity can be found in positive behavior, that belonging need not require them to abandon their values, that self-confidence and self-worth come from asserting themselves and resisting destructive temptations. D.A.R.E. teaches students not just that they should refuse drugs and alcohol, and not participate in violent activities, but how to do so. D.A.R.E. goes beyond traditional drug abuse and violence prevention programs. It gives children the skills needed to recognize and resist the subtle and overt pressures that cause them to experiment with drugs or become involved in gangs or violent activities.
Pictured: Sheriff Patrick Ray, Chief Deputy Robert Patrick, SRO/DARE Instructor Lewis Carrick, and Sergeant Scott Staggs DARE Trainer for the State of Tennessee.