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D.A.R.E. and Safety Program
Deputy Bobby
Stroop
The
Highland County Sheriff's Office provides safety education programs
to the schools of Highland County. One of these programs is the
nationally proven Drug  Abuse
Resistance Education Program D.A.R.E..
This program is offered to sixth graders throughout the county and
a condensed program to grades kindergarten, second and fourth.
The
D.A.R.E.
curriculum
consists of lessons on the dangers of drugs and how to resist drug
offers. What pressures are used to get kids to try drugs and how
to resist those offers. New lessons on self-esteem, stress management
and conflict resolution are included in the program. General safety
concerns are also reviewed and reinforced.
The
Highland County D.A.R.E.
Program provides this program to the students of Greenfield, Fairfield,
Lynchburg and Bright Local school districts. Over 1,500 students
per year are instructed in the D.A.R.E.
Program in the four grades. Visitations to the other grades are
made with other safety programs.
The
Highland County Sheriff's Office also spreads the safety message
in cooperation with the National Child Safety Council (NCSC) and
their mascot, Safety-Pup. NCSC provides materials, handouts, class
lessons and special assemblies to students in kindergarten through
sixth grade, with safety literature for junior high and high school.
This program has been available for several years but will be expanded
in the upcoming school year. Classroom safety lessons on drugs,
911, good touch \ bad touch, strangers, bicycle safety, etc. will
be made available to the schools.
The
Sheriff's Office also annually takes part in the Ohio Third Grade
Safety-Belt program that is provided to third graders throughout
the county. This program is funded by the state of Ohio to educate
and encourage safety-belt use.
The
Highland County D.A.R.E.
and NCSC \ Safety-Pup Programs are funded through donations from
the community, both business and private. The donations are used
for the students in literature, handouts, give-aways, prizes and
special events (parties, assemblies, etc.), which reinforce the
safety programs. Funds are also raised from fundraisers at the county
fair and local festivals.
Safety
and drug education presentations are also made available to private
groups such as scouts, youth groups, churches and senior citizens.
Deputy
Bobby Stroop is the D.A.R.E.
and
Safety Officer for the county schools. None of the donations collected or funds raised
are used to pay the officer's salary. The officer is paid through
mandatory fines collected from drug offenders and a special D.A.R.E.
grant.
For
more information on any of the programs offered by the Highland
County Sheriff's Office, to schedule someone to speak to your organization,
or to make a donation, please call the office at (937)
393-1421, or email
Deputy Stroop
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