School Resource Officer
Since 2009, Officer David Pinkas has been serving as the School Resource Officer (SRO). A SRO is a positive role model for many students. A SRO’s presence in the school sends a strong message that violence is not acceptable. Secondly, they act as law-related counselors who provide guidance on law-related issues to students, act as a link to support services both inside and outside the school environment, and are law-related teachers who provide schools with an additional educational resource by sharing their expertise in the classroom. The Department’s SRO works closely with the Medina School District personnel and students on a daily basis during the school year. Additionally, Officer Pinkas teaches Roadwise, a teen driving awareness program, at Medina High school twice a year.
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program is a police officer-led 10 week series of classroom lessons. These lessons teach students how to resist peer pressure and make good decisions. Officer Pinkas teaches the lessons primarily to 5th grade students in the Medina City Schools and at the Medina Christian Academy. However, he also teaches supplemental lessons to other grade levels as well. A total of 497 students will graduate from DARE during the 2024/2025 school year from the seven Medina City Elementary Schools as well as the Medina Christian Academy.
THE D.A.R.E. MISSION
Teaching students good decision-making skills to help them lead safe and healthy lives.
THE D.A.R.E. MISSION
A world in which students everywhere are empowered to respect others and choose to lead lives free from violence, substance abuse, and other dangerous behaviors.