SAFE & ORDERLY

September and October, 2008•Two students found a gun on the way to school and dropped it at a home nearby

•A high school student was a victim of a shooting (away from school)

•A student witnessed his father shot & killed near Drexel & Alvord

•A 49 year-old man was shot at Laos Transit Center

•A mother of an elementary student called supt.’s office to report a MS student had pulled a gun on him.

•A high school student was stabbed on 6th & Oregon as he walked home from school

•An altercation at the Circle K on Drexel & 12th resulted in a fatal shooting of a former student

•A SSHS student was killed during a Halloween party at a home as a result of drive-by—shots fired into the home

•Three vehicles involved in a rolling drive-by shooting inSUSD community—shooter’s body extended through car’s moon roof---shooting a 223 caliber rifle

•Shooting leaves one dead (21 yrs old), three injured at taco stand on 6thand Irvington—two are SSHS students—one in critical condition

September-October, 2008

•Over 24,500 gangs and 772,500 active gang members in 2000

•About 26,000 gangs and 840,500 active gang members in 1999

•Over 28,700 gangs and 780,000 gang members in 1998 (Egley and Arjunan, 2002).

In the United States:

Zero-tolerance approach to weapons and gang

activity

District Handbook on StudentRights & Responsibilities

Student Code of ConductGrades K-12

Level IV: Alcohol (possession, use, sharing, or under the influence); Arson of a structure or property; Assault on school personnel; Assault on a student (resulting in a serious injury); Burglary or Breaking & Entering; Chemical or biological threat; Destructive device; Drugs or drug paraphernalia (possession, use, sharing, or under the influence); Fighting (resulting in serious injury—see Assault); Gang Activity--Promoting/Recruiting; Kidnapping; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault (includes attempted); Weapons (possession or use)

Parent notified ANDContact police/law enforcement AND9 days OSS ANDLong-term hearing

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Level III : Assault; Bullying; Combustible; Computer or inappropriate use of technology resources (violation of serious nature), or Network Infraction; Contraband; Dangerous instruments or items; Defiance or disrespect toward authority or Insubordination; Extortion; Fighting; Fire alarm misuse; Gang activity--imitation, congregating/ claiming “turf”; Gang-like behaviors or Gang-like clothing (e.g. flashing gang signs, colors, etc); Graffiti or tagging (of a serious nature); Harassment, nonsexual or Defamation; Harassment, sexual with contact; Indecent exposure or public sexual indecency; Other school threat; Pornography; (Inappropriate language)-Profanity or Obscene language toward school personnel; Property damage or Vandalism (other than arson)—damage valued at $250 or more); Recklessness or Endangerment (may include Horseplay with injury); Robbery; Theft ($250 or more); Threats or Intimidation; Tobacco or Tobacco products (use); Trespassing or Returning to school after suspension or Unauthorized entry

Parent notified ANDContact police/law enforcement AND3 days OSS and 1 day ISS ANDParent conference**In violations such as assault and fighting or others, if the first offense is serious in nature, the violation will be treated as a Level IV violation.

Parent notified ANDContact police/law enforcement ANDParent conference AND5 days OSS and 2 days ISS

Contact police/law enforcement AND9 days OSS ANDLong-term hearingParent notified AND

Student Data

Total Middle School OSS

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2007-2008 95 20 26 49 73

2008-2009 57 37 20 11 36

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120

2007-2008 113 43

2008-2009 69 83

DVHS SSHS

Total High School OSS

•Consistency

•Team approach

•Prevention

•Intervention