A well-respected drug awareness program will continue to be taught in the Beausejour area.

The 10-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program is taught by members of the local RCMP detachment.

In June, it was reported the program was in danger of being cut out of the Grade 6 curriculum in Edward Schreyer School because of transfers within in the RCMP.

Const. Guylaine Berube, the last officer certified to teach the program, was transferred in August.

While initial requests to replace Berube with another officer trained in the DARE program were denied, Const. Corey Larsen has received approval to take the two-week certification course.

Larsen left for Edmonton last week to begin his training.

Staff Sgt. Dan Murchison said decisions about when the program will begin and whether it will be taught in both ESS and Gillis schools still had to be made.

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