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So my 11 year old daughter is in 5th grade and currently going through the DARE program. I had no idea what a vile piece of crap this was until she told me that they were discussing what happens to people who use drugs and were given examples like "A boy was drinking and was molested by a pedophile" and "A high school girl who was a cheerleader, A student etc. got drunk at a party, wound up pregnant and probably will never go to college". I'm not saying that these things are untrue, but it seems like a horrible way to teach kids why they shouldn't drink or do drugs. Not only (at least in the first case for sure) does it seem an awful lot like blaming the victim, but it's all just scare tactics...I want to pull her out of the program, the hubby says not to make a big deal, she has us to help her figure it out, but I am seriously pissed! :grr:
Then I find this:http://www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/Library/daremenu.htm