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W PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 13, 1990 AS D.A.R.E. DAY IN ORANGE CO. WHEREAS D.A.R.E. (DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION) IS A SEMESTER -LONG PROGRAM THAT TEACHES YOUNG PEOPLE WAYS TO RESIST PEER PRESSURE TO EXPERIMENT WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL; WHEREAS D.A.R.E. TARGETS YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO TREMENDOUS PEER PRESSURE AND TEACHES THE SKILLS TO MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS AND RESIST PRESSURE TO ENGAGE IN NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS; WHEREAS MORE THAN 100,000 CLASSROOMS IN 49 STATES AS WELL AS SCHOOLS IN AMERICAN SAMOA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND CONDUCT THE D.A.R.E. PROGRAM; WHEREAS OVER 20 MILLION STUDENTS HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH D.A.R.E.; WHEREAS THE D.A.R.E. PROGRAM IS TAUGHT BY VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS AND DEPUTIES WITH DIRECT EXPERIENCE IN CASES INVOLVING CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND RUINED LIVES CAUSED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WHEREAS EACH POLICE OFFICER WHO TEACHES THE D.A.R.E. PROGRAM COMPLETES AN 80 HOUR TRAINING COURSE THAT INCLUDED INSTRUCTION IN TEACHING TECHNIQUES, OFFICER - SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS, DEVELOPMENT OF SELF - ESTEEM, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; WHEREAS THE D.A.R.E. CURRICULUM, DEVELOPED BY THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND ADOPTED BY OUR STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, HELPS STUDENTS UNDERSTAND SELF - IMAGE, RECOGNIZE STRESS AND MANAGE IT WITHOUT TAKING DRUGS, EVALUATE RISK- TAKING BEHAVIOR, RESIST GANG PRESSURE, APPLY DECISION MAKING SKILLS, AND EVALUATE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHOICES AVAILABLE TO THEM; WHEREAS THE D.A.R.E. PROGRAM HAS ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING SUCCESS TEACHING POSITIVE AND EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO WHAT IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEMS FACING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY- -DRUG ABUSE: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THAT SEPTEMBER 13, 1990 IS DESIGNATED AS "D.A.R.E. DAY ". THIS THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1990. BY: MOSES CAREY, JR., CHAIRMAN