Six Henry County Sheriff’s deputies recently graduated from the Virginia D.A.R.E. Training Center in Culpepper, Va., after successfully completing an intense two-week training course.
Sheriff Wayne Davis thanked each officer for their dedication to serving the community and protecting children.
“These deputies volunteered to make personal sacrifices and spend two weeks away from their own families to ensure Henry County can provide the D.A.R.E. program to our students,” Davis said. “These highly trained deputies are ready to build relationships and educate our youth on a wide array of topics such as drug and alcohol awareness, vaping, online and social media safety along with bullying prevention and teen mental health.”
This modern day D.A.R.E. curriculum is the most comprehensive K-12 prevention education program in the world, Davis said of the program that focuses on general life skills education to encourage and support good decision making for a safe and healthy life.
“The need to educate the youth of this community about these issues is paramount to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. We believe that educating our youth about these dangers is the first step in preventing the next generation of substance abusers,” the sheriff added.
