e D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program is an internationally recognized, model program created in 1983. The program started in 1992 at the Wood County Sheriff’s Office with one officer and has expanded to three full-time D.A.R.E. deputies.

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.

The D.A.R.E. curriculum is taught by uniformed law enforcement personnel. It provides students from kindergarten through high school with the skills necessary to recognize and resist pressures to experiment with drugs and to avoid gangs and violence. Lessons emphasize self-esteem, decision making, interpersonal communications skills, the consequences of drug abuse, conflict resolution and positive alternatives to substance abuse.

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office provides the D.A.R.E. program to Kindergarten, 2nd, 4th, 5th or 6th, and 7th or 8th grade students in seven school districts including Eastwood, Elmwood, Otsego and North Baltimore. Deputies visit each class once a week for a ten-lesson program they present in an engaging and effective manner as well as interacting with students during lunch and recess.

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS

Sheriff 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 or to the Road Patrol Division.

Contact Information:

Chief Deputy Rodney Konrad
Office: (419) 373-6519
Email: rkonrad@woodcountyohio.gov

Deputy Anthony Thompson
Office: (419) 354-9644
Email: athompson@woodcountyohio.gov

Deputy Jared Cooper
Office: (419) 354-9001
Email: jcooper@woodcountyohio.gov

Deputy Paul Garland
Office: (419) 354-9001
Email: pgarland@woodcountyohio.gov

IF YOU WANT TO REPORT ANYTHING OR FEEL WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ANYTHING THAT’S OCCURRING WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS PLEASE USE THE BELOW LISTED TIP LINES:

tipline-eastwood@woodcountysheriff.com
elmwoodsro@elmls.net
tipline-otsego@woodcountysheriff.com

Toll free tip line (866) 860-4137
Local tip line (419) 354-9666