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Coffee County student wins countywide DARE essay; program and officers honored
Summary
At its Dec. 11 meeting the Coffee County Board of Education and district staff recognized the DARE program, named elementary-school essay winners and celebrated fifth-grader Dequan Tufelmeyer as the countywide essay winner, with a PlayStation 5 awarded as the grand prize.
Chief Chris Elrod, speaking at the Coffee County Board of Education meeting on Dec. 11, presented the district’s DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program results and read excerpts of the countywide winning essay by fifth-grader Dequan Tufelmeyer. "We've had a blast," Elrod said of officers teaching DARE classes and added that the curriculum teaches students decision-making steps — define, assess,…
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