At the graduation ceremony of the 12 thousand students of the Educational Program of Drug Resistance (Proerd) on the morning of Saturday, there was the expansion of schools in the city of Natal, Brazil, assisted by the program, which now reach 47 units education of the municipal. The expansion was made possible after the signing of an agreement by Mayor Micarla de Sousa, during the ceremony that was held in the Gymnasium Humberto Nesi, Machadinho.
The program conducted by the Military Police, the Municipal Education Secretariat provides logistical support by, among others, transportation for instructors, students (on special occasions like the feast) and T-shirts. The north of Natal, 90% of municipal schools are covered by the program. In the West, which have a high rate of crime, especially drug-related, that coverage reaches more than 70% of municipal schools. "With this agreement, we'll extend the benefit to more people so that they can guard against the snares of traffickers and users, and not embark on this path of no return," said Elias Nunes, municipal secretary of education.
Students were graduates of Natal and Parnamirim, from public and private, state and city. The party started with a grand entrance Instructors Proerd, who sang the hymns of the program accompanied by a giant chorus of over 12 thousand voices. With choreography and slogans, the teachers encouraged the students, while clowns, dancers, jugglers and circus Grock even more colorful the party.  "Peace begins with a smile," said Governor Wilma de Faria, in allusion to one of the many posters with positive messages around the site. After brief remarks from the governor, the students took the oath that will keep away from drugs, alert and vigilant. The program currently reaches 17 counties of the State of Rio Grande do Norte and has 75 instructors of the PM, who have an own company exclusively dedicated to Proerd. (text by Anna Karlla, Photos: Adrovando Claro)