The DARE program is taught in all 50 states and in 75% of the nations school districts, creating a positive atmosphere for students to interact with uniformed police officers. This unique program uses uniformed police officers to teach a formal curriculum to students in a classroom setting.
- DARE lessons focus on four major areas:
- Providing accurate information about drugs alcohol and tobacco
- Teaching students good decision-making skills
- Showing students how to recognize and resist peer pressure
- Giving students ideas for positive alternatives to drugs.
Through a cooperative effort by the police, schools, parents and the community working together, the Madison DARE program is helping our children make the right choices concerning drug use.
At the conclusion of the Madison DARE program the students are presented with a certificate and T-Shirt after completing the years work, and writing an essay on the importance for them to be drug, alcohol and tobacco free. The Madison PBA also sponsors a graduation trip for the DARE students, paying for an event as well as transportation to events such as Nets Basketball, Arena Football or Newark Bears Baseball.
Any questions about the DARE program, contact Corporal Lisa Esposito via email at
EspositoL@rosenet.org or at 973-593-3012.