Deputy Sheriff Grace Lipker with the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office has graduated from D.A.R.E. Instructor Training following a rigorous 80-hour training session held in Montour Falls. Deputy Lipker is currently assigned to the Romulus Central School District as a School Resource Officer and will begin teaching D.A.R.E. classes to students.
Sheriff Timothy Thompson remarked, “We are proud to continue the tradition of having members of the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office teach this program to students in our school districts. The positive relationships built between our Deputies and our youth have proven to be invaluable. This program has evolved over the years and has shifted to focusing on teaching the students how to make good choices which will hopefully lead to productive lives and avoid the pitfalls of drugs and crime.”
In its more than 30-year history, D.A.R.E. education programs have been designed to provide students with the knowledge and tools they need to resist drugs, alcohol, and other high risk behaviors.
