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<br />higher in Language than English Learners, it becomes evident that a significant contributing factor <br /> <br />to academic failure in the target area schools is the language isolation of students (see Table 5). <br /> <br />LACK OF COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL: The target area has a total population of 4),299, <br /> <br />86.4% of which did not graduate ITom high school and only ).IO% hold a bachelor's degree. As a <br /> <br />result, children have no one at home to help with homework and parent involvement in the schools <br /> <br />is very low. Only ).2)% of preschoolers are enrolled in preschool, which limits their ability to <br /> <br />start school with skills needed to succeed. In 1999-2000 there were 217 suspensions/7 expulsions <br /> <br />at Spurgeon Intermediate School and in 2000-2001 there were 407 suspensions/14 expulsions (see <br /> <br />Table 6). School officials attribute the increase in part to a new policy on zero tolerance for <br /> <br />weapons, drugs, fighting, assaults, robbery, threats to teachers and students, which are the actions <br /> <br />that lead to suspension and expulsion. The high rate of weapons, drugs and violent behavior has <br /> <br />existed for many years and is only now being addressed thanks to a new administration. <br /> <br />LOW NEIGHBORHOOD ATTACHMENT: Through the City's Weed and Seed strategy, criminal <br /> <br />activity in the area has been reduced, however the area remains part of the City's central corridor, <br /> <br />which has been identified by SAPD as the City's highest crime area. Crime reporting rates have <br /> <br />increased as a reflection of increased public confidence in and improved relationships with SAPD, <br /> <br />however, drug trafficking, gang activity and public disorder have continued at the same levels. 7 <br /> <br />police reporting grids are located in the target area for a total of 1.7 square miles or 6.3% of the <br /> <br />City's total land mass. In 2002, there were a total of 19,662 calls for service and 1,949 arrests in <br /> <br />the area, including 6 murders, 135 assaults/assaults with a deadly weapon, 258 stolen vehicles, and <br /> <br />108 residential/commercial burglaries. This translates to approximately 10% of the total calls for <br /> <br />service; 16% of total arrests; 25% of total murders; 13% of total assaults/assaults with a deadly <br /> <br />weapon; IO% of total stolen vehicles; and 7% of total residential/commercial burglaries in the city. <br /> <br />What is most striking is that in 2002, there were 694 arrests for narcotics offenders in the target <br /> <br />2 <br />