After 14 years on the job, Conroe Independent School District Police Officer Mary Bice got her first crack this month at drug-awareness training for children.

She spent two full weeks learning how to draft curriculums for primary school children that were interactive, engaging and, most importantly would teach kids the importance of good decision-making.

“It’s wonderful, worth it and amazing, but it’s tough,” said Bice, who regularly patrols The Woodlands’ Knox Junior High. “I was up to 11 p.m. every night. The material was all new to me, but it was worth it.”

Bice was one of 29 officers selected for Texas’ first DARE – Drug Abuse Resistance Education – officer training program in eight years. click here for complete story