Its purpose is to provide objective data to help assess the safety of public schools in California. The district reported slight increases from the previous year in the rate of drug and alcohol offenses, battery, and dollar loss per student related to property crimes. For an urban-suburban community such as Glendale, the data shows that in terms of school safety, the picture is positive. We are still seeing some students bringing drugs to school from home or off-campus. Our staff is better trained to be aware of suspicious symptoms of drug and alcohol use, and we are being more pro-active in intervention, such as bringing a Glendale Police 'drug dog' on our high school and middle school campuses.
Students know if they possess drugs at school, chances are very good they'll be caught.