Kick Drugs Out of America

Kick Drugs Out of America, founded by karate champion and film star Chuck Norris, is a karate training program that emphasizes positive life styles, respect for authority, and self-esteem. Highly-trained karate instructors work with middle school students with signed parental consent. After-school classes are provided for high school students who wish to continue the program after middle school. Classes are held in the Health and Physical Education Department or after school programs in fourteen schools including:  Burbank, Cullen, Edison, Hamilton, Hogg, Jackson, Lanier, Ryan, and M.C. Williams Middle Schools.

Managing Department: Student Support Services

Target Grades: 6 - 8

Emphasis: Drug Abuse prevention