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Cc'tlL High School students surveyed reported that they believed that they had an alcohol or other drug problem. This same survey revealed an apparent reluctance on the part of law enforcement to take enforcement action. 1 5 ~ of the San Marcos High School students indicated that they had been stopped by law enforcement while in possession of alcohol or other drugs, but only one, fourth of those stopped were arrested or ticketed. In addition to violations of the law indicated above, there are other clear signals of troubles developing in our youth community. This city has witnessed an increase in gang recruitment and gang activity. Being situated between two metropolitan areas, San Marcos becomes a fertile ground for gangs from San Antonio and Austin who recruit members or seek to develop cells here in San Marcos. Graffiti and the limited intelligence developed about .¡, gang activities here clearly indicate continued growth. Addend urn # 3 contains reproductions of gang graffiti found in the City of San Marcos and of some gang graffiti produced by SMCISD students. It also appears that the activities of the gangs once thought to be .. social"' in nature are becoming more violent. Addendum #2 contains newspaper articles that fairly accurately detail a recent series of events in San Marco~. ~s of this writing, there appears to be about nine identified "gangs" at the high school and junior high school. with another 6 or so "emerging". The SMCISD has undertaken a variety of measures to address the problems associated with gangs, The board has instituted a "Zero Gang Tolerance" posture, has closed the high school campus, and has taken other measures to ensure the safety of students while on cam pus. Additionally, SMCISD has a program aimed at providing intervention efforts, counseling, as well as special classes for both students and parents. SMCISD seeks to make their campuses free from conflict and danger, to turn 9