The article says, Two of Broward's largest cities are starting programs to reward schoolchildren for turning in kids who bring guns to school. Hollywood Commissioner Dick Blattner proposed Wednesday that the city adopt the program, which Fort Lauderdale started Oct. 19. Meanwhile, Hollywood may discontinue another police program aimed at youths. Blattner has asked City Manager Sam Finz to study whether the city's DARE program is effective. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program targets kindergartners through fifth-graders.
Police officers visit schools, give talks and hand out anti-drug paraphernalia.
But Blattner said other cities have discontinued it, finding it ineffective in reducing drug abuse in youths. It absorbs some of the excess forfeiture spoils which will allow and encourage more forfeiture effort. It teaches the kids a bit of economics and self sufficiency. It teaches the kids good citizenry. I think the folks in Broward county are to be commended for this noble effort in societal and civic education.