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violence, graffiti, traffic violations, littering, tobacco/drug/alcohol-related crimes, child abuse, <br />fighting and sexual assaults. Additional incident reports include problems involving runaways <br />and truancy issues. The current trend is gun-related student-on-student threats following <br />physical confrontations or arguments. <br />The San Leandro Unified School District desires to improve and strengthen school <br />security, especially at the high school. The District received authorization to install cameras <br />throughout the high school. These cameras will be mounted to monitor student traffic as well as <br />to assist in identifying students involved in criminal behavior or violations of school policies. In <br />the event of a crisis on campus, the cameras would be utilized to gather intelligence information. <br />In preparation of potential school violence, the San Leandro Police Department and the San <br />Leandro Unified School District are currently formulating an operational plan to deal with <br />possible crisis scenarios. This plan includes scheduled joint training days to ensure the viability <br />of the plan. The School Resource Officer will prove to be a valuable asset in training and the <br />execution of an action plan. <br />Justification: From January 1 to December 31, 2000 there were two hundred thirty <br />(230) police reports generated from the school campuses within the City of San Leandro. Of <br />those, seventeen (17) were drug related and forty-five (45) involved violence/weapons. There <br />are approximately forty (40) gang members at the high school level and approximately ten (10) <br />gang members at the two middle schools. Neighbors and businesses constantly complain about <br />issues concerning students smoking, littering, fighting and gambling around the school. Also, <br />traffic related problems are a concern. (Refer to Appendix "A" for statistical information). <br />NARRATIVE ADDENDUM PAGE 2 <br />COPS IN SCHOOLS GRANT <br />