Students in 3rd-5th grade had the privelage of attending a Red Ribbon assembly on October 31. The program was provided by U.S. Border Patrol Officers. Students learned that Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October.
Red Ribbon Week began as a tribute to fallen DEA special agent Enrique Camerena.. It is the nation’s largest and longest-running drug awareness and prevention program that began after the kidnapping, torture, and murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in 1985.
Students were made aware of the importance of saying no to drugs and staying in school.
