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Youngsters Complete Orangetown Police, Kids After-School Program

ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Students completed the Orangetown Police and Kids after-school program on Thursday.

Students from the Orangetown Police and Kids after-school club.

Students from the Orangetown Police and Kids after-school club.

Photo Credit: Facebook (Orangetown Police Department)

The program, which has been running for five years, was presented by Pearl River Middle School in partnership with South Orangetown Community Awareness of Substance Abuse (S.O.C.A.S.A.) and the Orangetown Police Department.

The after-school club met weekly, and covered topics such as cyberbullying and Internet safety (Facebook, texting, Instagram and  other social media), drug and alcohol dangers, dealing with peer pressure, as well as interacting with police, according to a statement on the Orangetown Police Department's Facebook page.

The department congratulated the youngsters for successfully completing the program.

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