DARE stands for Drug  Abuse  Resistance  Education.  The program in the Shenendehowa Central School District is sponsored by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff James D. Bowen, and Deputy Rodney Gwiazdowski.  Chango's DARE program runs from September to February.  We finish the program with a meaningful and educational graduation ceremony.  The DARE program helps students to make informed decisions and to believe in themselves.  It teaches them the gate-way drugs and how to say no to them.  The DARE curriculum focuses on the following topics:

• Drug use and misuse

• Consequences of behavior

• Violence identification & strategies to manage conflict

• Resisting peer pressure

• Building self - esteem

• Assertive Training

• Managing stress without drugs and violence

• Media images of drug use and violence

• Role Models

• Support Systems

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