Some 112 students in the upper classes of three primary schools in Anguilla have graduated from a nine-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) course conducted by officers of the Royal Anguilla Police Force.

Students at the Stoney Ground School with Police Offices at the back

Twelve of them graduated on Monday at the Alwyn Allison School; fifty others at the Stoney Ground School on Tuesday and another fifty at the Road Primary School on Wednesday.

Speaking at the graduation at the Stoney Ground School, Police Constable James Joyce said he and Constable Lake were pleased to have conducted the course for two sets of Grade 5 students there. This is in addition to the courses held at the other two schools.

Children at the Road Primary School

Superintendent Carl Ruan stated that drug abuse, violence and other forms of ill behaviour must not be tolerated. He noted that parents and guardians had a responsibility to see that their children did not become victims of drug abuse and that they grow up to live healthy and responsible lives.

Students at the Alwyn Allison School

Four children from the class reported on the course and how they benefited from it. They said they had learnt a great deal about how to stay away from drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, and spoke about the dangers drugs posed to their health and general wellbeing. The reports were filled with tributes to the police officers who conducted the course.

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