Parents DARE is designed to help parents continue the lessons the kids learn in school.
East Peoria Police Officer Jerry James says Parents DARE is offered in a few communities in the U.S., but not East Peoria. Officer James says it means having the parents talk to each other about the proposal and getting them fired up. It's hoped a Parents Awareness Night can be arranged this fall with a complete Parents DARE program in place by 2002. There was virtually no response from parents to a similar Parents Awareness Night about a year ago.