The Safe and
Drug Free Schools Program
disseminates information about drug and violence prevention. We offer
materials
and training for school counselors, teachers, administrators and
parents
as well as social service providers and health service providers. This
office plans and implements drug and violence prevention activities
that
coordinate with the efforts of State agencies. We provide health
education,
early intervention, pupil services, or rehabilitation referrals. -
- Programs
- D.A.R.E.
– (Drug Abuse
Resistance
Education)
Curriculum teaches peer resistance strategies. Fifth-grade
classes
are taught by uniformed police officers in all elementary schools. Upon
completion on the D.A.R.E. Program, a graduation ceremony is held and
students
receive a certificate.
- G.R.E.A.T.
Program
– (Gang Resistance Education and Training)
The G.R.E.A.T. Program works
directly with the Gang Task Force of the Columbus Police Department as
part of a coordinated effort to decrease gang activity and recruitment.
The curriculum is taught by trained, uniformed police officers and
targets
the Seventh Grade classes. An integral part of the program is the
follow-up
summer project which provides reinforcement of the curriculum and also
offers positive activities and opportunities to learn social
skills.
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- Drug
Free…You
and Me Conference
Held in the Spring of each year, this
three-day
conference encompasses all seventh- grade students in Muscogee County
School
District as well as some private schools. Consultants are brought in
from
across the United States to deliver a strong message about making wise
choices about drug use. It is a lively conference with music and fun;
at
the same time, it provides the students with a powerful message.
Volunteers
are always needed!
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- Peer
Helper Conference
This two-day conference provides training for elementary, middle and
high school students to become Peer Helpers at their school. The
elementary
conference is held one day and the middle and high conference is the
next
day. Students are chosen to be peer helpers by nominations from their
teachers
and their counselors. They attend five classes during the conference
that
offer training in subjects such as these: Conflict Management;
Communication
Skills; Study Skills; Peer Mediation; Various Health Classes; Teasing
and
Bullies; Grief and Loss; and Anger Management. The classes are taught
by
school counselors as well as various members of the community. The
students
are to return to their classes and use their skills to help their peers
throughout the school year.
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