Manhattan ? The Riley County Police Department has withdrawn its application for more than $76,000 in funding for the local Drug Abuse Resistance Education program and likely will discontinue the program next spring.

Police officials say the department is cutting the DARE program in local schools because several studies have shown that it is not effective.

Police Director Brad Schoen says the money the department gets from the Special Alcohol Fund Advisory Board could be better used by other area agencies that also get money from the fund.