Photo Gallery: Red Ribbon Week at Keppel Elementary

A DEA agent answers questions by Mark Keppel Elementary students during a visit for Red Ribbon Week on Monday, October 22, 2012. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

Oct. 22, 2012 2:59 PM PT

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Mark Keppel Elementary students tried on 20-pound bulletproof vests, got a close look at rifles and climbed in a police car during an assembly to celebrate Red Ribbon Week. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents showed Mark Keppel students what agents use on the job.

Photo Gallery: Red Ribbon Week at Keppel Elementary

Eric Davoudian, 6, tries on a tactical helmet during a visit by the DEA and the Glendale Police Department for Red Ribbon Week at Mark Keppel Elementary on Monday, October 22, 2012. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

Keppel Elementary students check out a variety of entry tools used by law enforcement during a visit from the DEA and the Glendale Police Department on Monday, October 22, 2012. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

Glendale Police officer Maribel Feeley introduces her partner Yudy to Keppel Elementary students during a visit for Red Ribbon week on Monday, October 22, 2012. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

Ruby Igoe, 10, takes photos of fellow students as they crawl through the back of a Glendale Police Department K-9 unit during a visit by law enforcement agencies for Red Ribbon Week on Monday, October 22, 2012. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

DEA agents and Glendale Police officers arrive at Mark Keppel Elementary for a visit during Red Ribbon Week on Monday, October 22, 2012. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

Kayla Zakarian, 6, tries on a bullet proof vest with some help from a DEA agent during a Red Ribbon Week assembly at Mark Keppel Elementary on Monday, October 22, 2012. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

Mark Keppel Elementary students sit down for a law enforcement agency visit during Red Ribbon Week on Monday, October 22, 2012. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

Mark Keppel Elementary students touch a pair of bullet proof vest brought by DEA agents during a visit to the school during Red Ribbon Week on Monday, October 22, 2012. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)