TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cale Curtis, City Manager
DATE: February 19, 2025
Title
2024-2025 D.A.R.E. (DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION) WINNERS
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY- OFFICER PAUL LINDEMAN
• WINNERS- JULIA LOUIS AND LANDON NUNEZ
ATLANTIC WEST- OFFICER RALPH SCAPERROTTA
• WINNERS- EDWARD MEJIA PEREZ AND AMAYAH DESTAMAR
MARGATE ELEMENTARY- OFFICER TONY CARECCIA
• WINNERS- TIMOTHY POINT-DU-JOUR AND OLIVIA HENRY
BACKGROUND:
Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E., is an American education program that tries to prevent use of controlled drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior. The program consists of police officers who make visits to elementary school classrooms, warning children that drugs are harmful and should be refused. D.A.R.E. sought to educate children on how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.
RECOMMENDATION:
FISCAL IMPACT:
CONTACT PERSON:
Michael Palma, Chief of Police