The Swansea Police Department DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program was started in 1993 by then Officer Robert Cabral.  Officer Cabral was trained in the core curriculum in 1993.  The program is taught at the sixth grade at Joseph Case Jr. High School.  Students received 10 weeks of instruction from “Officer Bob” as he is known.  All 17 lessons of DARE are covered as well as other important topics.

 D.A.R.E. is a program that was started in 1983 by The Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District.  Currently D.A.R.E. is taught in 80% of the schools in this country and has established programs in 55 countries around the world.  There are 5 curriculums that the DARE Officer can teach.  They are K-4, Core (5 or 6), Middle School, High School and the parent curriculum.  Private donations fund the development of curriculums, research, and training of DARE officres worldwide.

 Until his untimely death Lt. Robert Cabral was the DARE instructor at the Jr. High School.  Lt. Cabral held various offices within the DARE community.  He was past President of Massachusetts DARE Officers Association, with 5 years of service to its executive board and was an active member of the M.D.O.A. color guard.  He will be sadly missed.