School Resource Officer & DARE Program:

   The School Resource and DARE Officers are available as a law enforcement resource and liaison between the police department and school department. These officers work out of the Everett High School guidance office, and are available during normal school hours.

   High School Guidance Office: 617-394-2490

   D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives. The D.A.R.E. curriculum is designed to be taught by police officers whose training and experience gave them the background needed to answer the sophisticated questions often posed by young students about drugs and crime.

   D.A.R.E. is a recognized model of community policing. The United States Department of Justice has identified how D.A.R.E. benefits local communities:

   D.A.R.E. "humanizes" the police: that is, young people can begin to relate to officers as people.

   D.A.R.E. opens dialogue between the school, police, and parents to deal with other issues.

   D.A.R.E. permits students to see officers in a helping role, not just an enforcement role.

   D.A.R.E. opens lines of communication between law enforcement and youth.

   D.A.R.E. Officers can serve as conduits to provide information beyond drug-related topics.