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Grant County DARE coordinators ask commissioners for about $12,500 to sustain school program
Summary
Sheriff's office DARE coordinator Sergeant J. Benavides asked the Grant County Commission for roughly $12,500 to sustain Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) classes, outreach and materials; commissioners expressed support but made no formal appropriation.
Sergeant J. Benavides, the Grant County DARE coordinator, told the Grant County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 14 that the county’s DARE program needs roughly $12,500 to maintain classroom lessons, community outreach and student materials.
The program, run by county and Silver City police officers, teaches a modernized DARE curriculum focused on decision-making, communication skills and cyber-bullying as well as substance effects, Benavides said. “This is a 10‑week program in the schools…an hour a week,” Benavides said. He asked the commission for funding to cover handouts, graduation items and conference expenses.
The request matters because DARE officers said they reach nearly every elementary school in Grant County and graduate about 300 students annually between the Silver and…
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