20 students in the fifth- and sixth-grade classes at United Christian Academy walked the line Wednesday in a graduation ceremony honoring completion of the D.A.R.E. program.

The graduation set a precedent because it marked the first time the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program had been offered in Dickson County's only private school.

District Attorney Dan Alsobrooks said the UCA graduation "completed the program" because the school's inclusion will make D.A.R.E. available to all fifth- and sixth-grade students in the county.

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