DRE School this week

Good luck to the men and women attending DRE School this week. This class is one of the most intense and difficult a law enforcement officer will ever attend. Those dedicated enough to persevere are highly motivated to respond to the issue of drugged driving.

In order to attend this school, there is a selection process that includes the endorsement of the local District Attorney.

This phase is conducted over nine days (72 class hours). It includes sessions in physiology, vital signs, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), and extensive information on each of the seven categories of the drugs of abuse. The training includes three written examinations, a SFST proficiency examination and five written quizzes. Students must achieve a minimum of 80% on the three examinations, and must demonstrate proficiency in administering SFST's in order to progress to the certification phase.

The final exam usually takes more than five hours.