D.A.R.E. America Seeks to Revoke New Jersey Charter
New Jersey D.A.R.E.'s introduction of a new program not sanctioned by D.A.R.E. America results in a court battle.
New Jersey's Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program won a preliminary court injunction barring the California-based nonprofit national group, D.A.R.E. America, from attempting to revoke its charter over a disputed education program. The preliminary injunction prevents D.A.R.E. America from revoking the New Jersey group’s charter, shutting down New Jersey D.A.R.E. or preventing the state group from using the D.A.R.E. name. D.A.R.E. is a series of classroom lessons about drug abuse prevention taught to school children. The instructors are local police officers who are required to undergo 80 hours of special training in areas such as child development, classroom management, teaching techniques and communication skills. “We are …
