DARE and School Resource Officers

D.A.R.E. ProgramTop

DARE logo Learning to say "No" and not feeling compelled to go along with the crowd is the essence of D.A.R.E., an anti-drug program. The program started in 1992 at the Wood County Sheriff's Office with one officer and has expanded to two full-time D.A.R.E. officers.
The program is co-sponsored by the Ohio Attorney General, the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Ohio Department of Education, in cooperation with school districts.

D.A.R.E. - Drug Abuse Resistance Education - is a preventative program originally developed in Los Angeles. Uniformed law enforcement officers teach the curriculum in schools, aiming to equip young people with the skills to resist peer pressure to experiment with harmful drugs. The concept is straightforward and simple - D.A.R.E. to say "No!"

DAREThe Wood County Sheriff's Office provides the D.A.R.E. program to K, 2, 4, 5 or 6th, and 7 or 8th grade students in six school districts including Eastwood, Elmwood, Otsego, North Baltimore, McComb, and Lakota. One of the unique features of D.A.R.E. is the use of sheriff's deputies as instructors. Deputies visit each class once a week for a ten-lesson program in an engaging and effective manner as well as interacting with students during lunch and recess.

School Resource OfficersTop

Wood County School Districts Four deputies are assigned to the School Resource Officer Program. The program started in the fall 2001, the federal COPS grant provided funding for three years. These Deputies patrol the high schools and middle schools of Eastwood, Elmwood and Otsego School Districts. They handle all calls pertaining to the schools and also teach various classes about crime prevention and awareness. During the summer months these deputies are assigned to various community related activities.

2006-2007 Stats

  • Core students instructed and graduated from D.A.R.E. - 552
  • Students instructed in grades K-6 - 1,405
  • Students in seventh grade - 392

SRO

Contact InformationTop

Deputy Becky Parker
Office: (419) 354-9644
E-Mail: rparker@co.wood.oh.us send email

Deputy Mary Ann Robinson
Office: (419) 354-9644
E-Mail: mrobinson@co.wood.oh.us send email

Deputy Ryan Emahiser
Office: (419) 409-1118
E-Mail: remahiser@co.wood.oh.us send email

Deputy Jeremy Holland
Office: (419) 373-6521
E-Mail: jholland@co.wood.oh.us send email