D.A.R.E. & RAD

D.A.R.E.

As the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Officer for the Town of Middleton, I have the privilege of interacting with the children of Middleton. The D.A.R.E. Program is taught at the Howe Manning School to the 6th grade, however, during my time spent at the school I also have a chance to meet and speak with other students while conducting my daily duties.


Officer Samantha Cila currently serves as our School Resource Officer (SRO) and D.A.R.E. officer. SRO Cila is a Middleton resident and has been a Middleton Police Officer since August 2022. SRO Cila completed all the required SRO certifications through the MPTC and the D.A.R.E. training and certification course.  Prior to joining the Middleton Police Department, SRO Cila completed the Massachusetts State Police Academy’s 84th RTT and served as a Massachusetts State Trooper for three years. SRO Cila holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Endicott College and has attended the School Resource Officers’ annual conference. SRO Cila continues to improve the professionalism of these important position in the Middleton Police Department.


D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. It is a drug abuse prevention education program designed to provide elementary, middle and high school children with the knowledge of drug abuse, the consequences of abuse and skills for resisting peer pressure to experiment with drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Currently in Middleton only the core elementary program is being taught. This consists of ten lessons to sixth grade students. In the future it would be nice to have the funds to present the whole elementary program as well as the middle and high school programs to the children of Middleton.


D.A.R.E. is taught throughout the United States and in 36 countries around the world.



RAD

Learn about the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) system on their official website. Officer David Arathuzik is our certified RAD Instructor.