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- From: trohan@eskimo.com (Tom Rohan)
- Subject: Re: Need Info On "Parents Against D.A.R.E."
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 20:24:19 GMT
-
- Finally! I got in touch with the couple who started Parents Against
- D.A.R.E. They are going to send me a packet of information so I will
- have more specifics soon. I asked if I could post their phone number and
- address for all interested people to get in touch with them and they said
- to go ahead so here it is!
-
- Parents Against D.A.R.E.
- 1805 Crestmore Place
- Fort Collins, CO 80521
-
- Phone - (303) 493-2290
-
- If you can, please send them a $5 donation to help defray the costs if you
- request a packet of information. I know from my experience in running the
- Marijuana Information HOTLINE that the costs mount up pretty fast when you
- are mailing a lot of stuff out and making lots of long distance calls to
- people requesting information. So give them a hand and send a few bucks
- with your request. Thanks!
-
- The group does not have local chapters. They describe their network as a
- 'national support group' for people who oppose the tactics and
- misinformation D.A.R.E. puts out to kids. Their original challenge was
- based on a law called the "Hatch Act" which requires that schools have
- parents "Opt In" to ANY psychological programs being presented to
- students. Since D.A.R.E. even represents their ownselves as a
- psychological program there is no argument that parents should be ASKED
- before D.A.R.E. materials can be presented to their kids. This is not an
- "Opt Out" situation. This is a "Opt IN" situation. The kids should not be
- exposed to D.A.R.E. unless the parents make an effort to enroll them in
- it!!!
-
- If Parents Against D.A.R.E. is correct about this and your school district
- did not ask you before forcing your child to endure the D.A.R.E. program
- then they are in violation of the Hatch Act! So you should be able to get
- this changed REALLY easily by approaching the school district with this
- information. I will let you know more when I have had a chance to look
- into this further.
-
- They said there is a particularly insidious video that D.A.R.E. has been
- showing to kids called "Land of Choices" that a North Carolina member got
- banned from the schools in their district. This was apparently a major
- blow to D.A.R.E. since they build their program around the video.
-
- Again, I need to double check on all of this, but it sounds VERY
- interesting. I'll definitely keep you posted!
-
- Ta ta for now!
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