Police Academy to Host Drug Prevention Training

Educators from around Nassau County will come to Massapequa on Tuesday to get some valuable training in the war on drugs.

The Nassau County Police Academy will be hosting the "Too Good for Drugs" program designed to help kids of all ages stay away from narcotics.

The school based program covers all levels from Kindergarten to 12th Grade, according to Katie Grilli-Robles  of the Nassau County police department.

"It teaches them, not just that drugs are bad, it also teaches them the difference between good decisions and bad decisions," she said.

The program focuses on problem solving and target things like emotional competency for elementary and middle school students, while the curriculum for high schoolers teaches reducing the risk factors for drug and alcohol use.

Representatives from the Plainedge school district will be on hand Tuesday for the start of the two day session, Grilli-Robles said.  Educators from the Massapequa school district attended the program when it was offered in March.

The program, which is taught by faculty at the police academy, is paid for by drug money seized by Nassau police. The education initiative is part of County executive Ed Mangano's efforts to combat heroin in the county.