Tupelo Police Department hosts its annual DARE Camp

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Fifth and sixth graders are spending 2 weeks learning about the dangers of illegal drugs and the importance of making wise decisions.

The Tupelo Police Department is hosting its annual “DARE Camp.” That camp allows participants to take field trips, like the Oren Dunn Museum and Tupelo’s Veteran’s Museum.

They’ll also learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles and choices and how to make wise choices.

“If you are around second-hand smoke, somebody that you’re around smoking, you can get lung cancer from that,” said DARE camper Janiya Rogers.

Around that age group, kids are starting to mature a little bit, so they understand that terminology that we use, referring to drugs and also using coping skills and making good decisions,” said Tupelo Resource Officer Tremaine Frison. “At that age they’re more attentive and understand terminology and can apply it to everyday lives.

Tupelo’s DARE Camp runs through next week.