Le Mars, Iowa — The DARE officers in Iowa gathered this week in Le Mars for their annual conference.
The Le Mars Police Department and Assistant Chief Justin Daale hosted the statewide conference. He says one of the topics of discussion was the dangers of vaping among elementary students.
Daale says kids are lied to about vaping, as they are told that it’s safer than smoking. DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, and he says they try to talk to kids about making good decisions about vaping. He says that also pertains to use of social media by students.
Daale says the officers talked about the connection between social media and human trafficking.
These school resource officers will incorporate what they learned at the conference into their contacts with students and parents in the next school year.
