Cass County Sheriff's Office represent well at 2019 International D.A.R.E. Conference

Cass County Sheriff's DARE Officer Christine Eddleman presented the Missouri State Flag at the 2019 International D.A.R.E. Conference in Phoenix Arizona this week. D.A.R.E. is taught in all 50 states and more than 50 countries. The conference training includes the newest curriculum's effecting our youth today such as opioid use.

Children in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms in Cass County and throughout the country today face a multitude of high risk circumstances including the temptation to use drugs and alcohol, violence, bullying, and internet safety, not to mention the fear of school violence.

For almost three decades, the D.A.R.E. program has been a constant and present fixture throughout many schools in Cass County helping thousands of students understand risks and exercise good decision making. This science and evidence-based substance abuse prevention education curricula teaches students good decision making skills that help enable them to lead safe and healthy lives.