DARE/SRO & Youth Services

The Westlake Police Department offers the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (D.A.R.E.) to our local city schools, as well as two private schools.  The program uses uniformed Officers to deliver key prevention lessons to students.  Presently, lessons are offered to students in grades Kindergarten through 5th and 7th.  The  K-4 lessons focus on personal safety (think Safety Town) and the safe use of medications.  The  5th-grade lessons are the core of the DARE program. Lessons include: Introduction (to DARE), Drug Information for Responsible Decision Making, Risks and Consequences, Peer Pressure, Dealing with stressful situations, Basics of Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Bullying, Helping Others & Getting Help from Others, Being safe with Prescription (Rx)  and Over-The-Counter Medicines (OTC), and Vaping.

Officer Keenan Cook

• Officer since 1995.
• Serving Westlake since 2005
• DARE Officer since 2011
• SRO Since 2012
• DARE America:  https://dare.org/
• DARE  Curricula:  https://dare.org/education/#hs-celebrate
• DARE Studies, Resources, and Endorsements: https://dare.org/resource-guides/
• DARE News: https://dare.org/news/ 
• DARE Ohio:  https://dare-oh.org/
• DARE Ohio Resources:  https://dare-oh.org/resources/
• Vaping:  https://dare-oh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/VapingMarijuana__Brochure__2019_508-2.pdf
• How to Properly Dispose of Medications:  https://dare-oh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Proper-Disposal-Flier-October-2018.pdf