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Photos: DARE Graduation Class at George Washington Elementary School

D.A.R.E. program teaches children how to recognize and resist the direct and subtle pressures that influence them to experiment with alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs.

students recently graduated from the D.A.R.E. program, which is usually introduced to children in the 5th or 6th grade. 

Youth officer Richard Finn visits schools within the town of Yorktown and teaches children how to recognize and resist the direct and subtle pressures that influence them to experiment with alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs. 

Photos are courtesy of Yorktown councilman Vishnu Patel.

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