Isaac courageously volunteered to stay through the sixteen weeks so that he and I could explore the program together. After each class we would discuss what we had learned and he would share his views. It was understood between us from the beginning that he could not graduate, would not return the pledge letter, would not fulfill any of the major requirements. His experience would be that of the resistor. DARE officers are very positive and there is little room for negativity in the DARE program.
Alcohol is bad.
Children should never drink alcohol. Tobacco is not a blessing to be used in sacred ceremonies dating back to the origins of humanity in the America s. Tobacco is bad and those who smoke it smell bad. Actually they are subjected to extreme forms of peer pressure orchestrated by the police, backed by the school, and enforced by the children with utter brutality. Isaac was protected by my presence, of course, and throughout he was treated with respect.