City of Pflugerville
100 East Main Street, P.O. Box 589
Pflugerville, TX 78691
Phone: (512) 990-6101
Fax: (512) 990-4364
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D.A.R.E.
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The Pflugerville Police Department is proud to be a participating agency of the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program. The program, which was developed in Los Angeles in 1983, has become so successful that it is taught around the world.
The City of Pflugerville started the D.A.R.E. program in 1988. The D.A.R.E. unit is comprised of specially trained Officers, who have been selected by the department and the D.A.R.E. training staff. Officers must attend and be certified through D.A.R.E. instructor school, which is under the supervision of the Texas Safe Center for Schools, a part of the Texas State University.
Texas D.A.R.E Institute D.A.R.E. America
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The program is taught in the five elementary schools within the city limits of Pflugerville. Kindergarten through fifth grade receives the award-winning curriculum. The core or primary classes are fifth grade. Here, the class is taught for ten (10) weeks. The classes cover drug recognition, peer pressure, self esteem, violence, and gang reduction and much more. The curriculum has won praises from educators and parents around the world.
What makes D.A.R.E. unique is the fact that a uniformed police officer is in the schools teaching and building a rapport with the children. At the end of the 17-week long program, a skating party and graduation is held for the students.
The D.A.R.E. unit works closely with the children, teachers and parents of the PISD. D.A.R.E. officers become a friend and confidant to the children and staff. The City of Pflugerville provides the funding for the D.A.R.E. program.
Cpl. Dan R. Griffith started his law enforcement career in 1989. He served 6 years in the United States Marine Corps. Dan has been a certified D.A.R.E. Instructor since 1995. Dan was hired by the Pflugerville Police Department in 1998. Dan has been awarded his Advanced Police Officers Certificate from the State of Texas.
Cpl. Randy Meador started his law enforcement career in 1987 with the Pflugerville Police Department and became a certified D.A.R.E.Instructor in 2002.
Donations to the D.A.R.E. Donations are accepted and help secure the future of D.A.R.E. in Pflugerville.
Contact Information:
PPD – D.A.R.E.
 512-670-5514
1611 E. Pfennig Lane
P.O. Box 679
Pflugerville, TX 78691-0679
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