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RESOLUTION <br /> <br /> Pleasanton City Council <br /> <br />WHEREAS, research studies show that the use of drugs and alcohol by school- <br /> aged children is epidemic in our schools and communities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the effects of drug and alcohol abuse are devastating to young people's <br /> lives and their futures, to their families, to society, and to the <br /> educational environment; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, schools are an appropriate place to educate youth about the harmful <br /> effects of drug and alcohol abuse and to assist them in learning positive <br /> ways to make health choices in their lives; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the schools cannot be expected to shoulder this burden alone because <br /> the future of the entire community, indeed of our democracy, depends upon <br /> having an educated citizenry able to make ethical and moral choices; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, schools should provide a safe haven for students so that our youth can <br /> be safe, and learn effectively; now <br /> <br />THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, at the request of our Police Chief, the Pleasanton <br /> City Council applauds the determination of school districts to make drug <br /> and alcohol abuse prevention a highest priority for the 1986-87 school year <br /> and beyond, and hereby instructs the Police Department to work with our <br /> community's schools to develop a plan of action that will make school <br /> campuses safe havens from drugs. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Pleasanton City Council will lend its support <br /> to help foster the cooperative relationships among teachers, parents, <br /> students, law enforcement and other community agencies necessary to <br /> accomplish this goal. <br /> <br /> Date Mayor <br /> <br /> City Counci) <br /> <br /> <br />