D.A.R.E. Program The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Prevention Education) program instructs more than 1,000 fifth-grade students annually in the Nash County elementary schools. Corporal Angel Ricks serves as the D.A.R.E. Officer for the Nash County Sheriff's Office. She also serves as a positive role model for our children while ensuring that the D.A.R.E. message is delivered effectively and professionally. D.A.R.E. is a collaborative effort by law enforcement, educators, students, parents and communities to offer an educational program in the classroom to reduce and prevent drug abuse and violence among our youth.
School Resource Officer Program
The Nash County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer (S.R.O.) program consists of six deputies. Each of these deputies is a sworn law enforcement officer who receives specialized training in the areas of counseling, crisis intervention and management, traumatic event debriefing and mediation. The roles of these deputies include peace officer, role model, counselor and teacher. In addition to being responsible for all law enforcement issues that arise on the school campus, school resource officers provide instruction on law-related topics and provide counseling to students and staff on law-related issues.
The School Resource Officer program, which is a collaboration between the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools and the Nash County Sheriff's Office, has School Resource Officers at Red Oak Middle School, Southern Nash Middle School, Nash Central Middle School, Southern Nash Senior High School, Northern Nash Senior High School, and W.L. Greene Alternative School. These officers are available to students, staff and parents on a daily basis and represent the true model of community-oriented policing.