program provides an integral and crucial component for law enforcement and SRO’s to establish meaningful and lasting relationships with the student body population in which the department serves. However, current Torrington Police Chief Matt Johnson believes that the modernized D.A.R.E. “It has its place in urban areas, large metropolitan areas, but statistically speaking, it’s been proven time and time again as having zero - if any - effect in the positive manner of how children past the fifth grade look at narcotics or look at how they’re going to be educated in the future involving narcotics.” to begin with,” Hurd told the Telegram in the same story which ran June 13, 2019. “As a chief and throughout my career I’ve really never been a fan of D.A.R.E. “There’s no question in (Hurd’s) interest in working with us and cooperating with us,” Patterson said in an interview with the Torrington Telegram in June 2019. program after a meeting with then Torrington Police Chief Timothy Hurd. Rick Patterson announced the end of the original D.A.R.E. program made a comeback in Torrington alone for the 2021-2022 school year.Ĭiting a growing acceptance of an increased police presence at the schools engaged in community policing models, in his final report as former interim Goshen County School District Superintendent Dr. 1987 which ran through June 2019, for 32 years total. In Torrington, Goshen County School District (GCSD) adopted and implemented the original D.A.R.E. program bridged that for teachers and students. program, virtually no university or college taught about drug use and/or abuse, nor did college education courses designed for future teachers teach about health concerns relating to drug use or how to respond to drug use within the classroom. Prior to the implementation and quick expansion of the D.A.R.E. The program originated out of Los Angeles, Cali., in a collaborative effort from the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District to combat the growing usage of Cocaine, among other drugs, in K-12 schools in the 80s. program officially ran from 1983 through the end of the 2008-2009 school year but many districts nationwide continued the program as late as 2019. program is more focused on the prevailing prevention science which emphasizes teaching specific information about specific drugs and their negative effects rather than how its predecessor focused on education from officers being the “human face” of drug prevention in schools. program is mentioned to residents who were in school during the 80s and 90s, but today’s D.A.R.E. Meanwhile, both the Torrington Police Department and Goshen County School District wanted to take a moment to explain to students, parents, teachers and community members what measures are in place to protect students that help enhance school safety.īoth agencies wanted to remind community members that school safety is the top priority – but that it starts with building meaningful relationships with its student body population.Ī flood of memories come to mind when the D.A.R.E. In light of the latest school shooting tragedy at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX, the Torrington Telegram is taking a comprehensive look into school safety measures in, around Torrington and Goshen County. GOSHEN COUNTY – Torrington Police Department brought back the 1990s era Drug Abuse Resistance Education (or D.A.R.E.) program with a new modernized curriculum the department will soon have a second school resource officer (SRO) in the upcoming school year and reported that department officers undergo intensive active school shooting training multiple times a year. Look for parts two and three in future editions. Editor’s Note: This is part one of a three-part series looking at school safety measures in Goshen County.
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