DOCUMENT RESUME ED 075 760 CG 008 024 TITLE Drugs in Our Schools: Hearings before the Select Committee on Crime. House of Representatives, Ninety-Second Congress, Second Session: San Francisco. INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C. House Select Committee on Crime. PUB DATE 72 NOTE 473p. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 ($2.75) t EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$16.45 DESCRIPTORS *City Problems; City Wide Programs; *D-ig Abuse; Drug Addiction; *Drug Legislation; Legislation; *Legislators; Marihuana; *Narcotics; Publications; School Personnel; School Policy; Socially Deviant Behavior; Social Problems; Urban Schools IDENTIFIERS Congressional Hearings; San Francisco ABSTRACT This document is a collection of the second session of hearings on drug abuse in the schools, conducted for the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Crime. This particular part delves into the drug problem in San Francisco. Witnesses from this city whose statements were heard in the 1972 hearings include school teachers, former drug addicts, undercover police officers, district attorneys, school principals, and executive administrators of city school systems. Relevant data are included in tables and charts throughout the documents. The findings on the other cities involved in these hearings can be found in the ERIC collection. (SES) FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLE COPY DRUGS IN OUR SCHOOLS HEARINGS BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECONDCONGRESS SECOND SESSION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. SEPTEMBER 25-30, 1972 ; SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. U S DEPARTMEN I. OF HEALTH EC'JCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEENRFPRu DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVEDFROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATiONIORIG INATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR O"IN 0 IONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARH.`, REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDI) ir CATION POSITION OR POLICY (44:3 4C) QI C.5 Printed for the use of the Select Committee on Crime V...) (Created pursuant to H. Res. 115) Ti) DRUGS IN OUR SCHOOLS LI HEARINGS BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. SEPTEMBER 28-30, 1972; SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Printed for the use of the Select Committee on Crime (Created pursuant to H. Res. 115) U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 82-40 0 WASHINGTON :1972 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C., 20402 Piles $2.75 SELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME CLAUDE PEPPER, Florida, Chairman JEAOME R. WALDIE, California CHARLES E. WIOOINS, California FRANK J. BRASCO, New York SAM STEIOER, Arizona JAMES R. MANN, South Carolina LARRY WINN, JR., Kansas MOROAN F. MURPHY, Illinois CHARLES W. SANDMAN. JR., New Jersey CHARLES B. RANOEL, New York WILLIAM J. KEATINO, Ohio JOSEPH A. PHILLIPS. Chief Counsel MICHAEL W. Iit,oustra, Associate Chief Counsel CHRIS Nowa, Associate COUrieei CONTENTS DATES HEARING HELD Page September 28, 1972 2 September 29, 1972 1215 September 30, 1972 1659 ST t TEMENTS OF WITNESSES Alexander, Charles D., assistant supervisor, William F. James Boys' Ranch, Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County, Calif___ - 1646 Bailey, Betty, president, District 28, California Congress ofParent- Teachers Association 1609 Chinn, George Y., president, Board of Education, San FranciscoUnified School District, Calif 1660 Edwards, Hon. Don, a U.S. Representative from the State of California 1219 Farber, Dr. Seymour, dean, Continuing Education in HealthSciences, University of California, San Francisco, Calif 1543 Flohr, Rinna B., assistant director, Division for Special Problems,Depart- ment of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif 1580115 Fort, Dr. Joel, founder, Fort Help, a national center forsolving special social and health problems, San Francisco, Calif 1471 Foster, Dr. Marcus A., superintendent, Oakland Unified SchoolDistrict, Oakland, Calif 1615 Gessini, Caroline, health education, District 28, CaliforniaCongress of Parent-Teachers Association 1609 Griffin, James, California high school student 1554 Griffin, Thomas T., police officer Police Department, San Francisco,Calif..1449 Gucinski, Louis, supervisor, William F. James Boys'Ranch, Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County, Calif 1646 Hardy, Stephen, patrolman, Police Department, San Francisco,Calif.. _ 1597 Henson, John M., police officer, Police Department, Oakland,Calif 1449 Heonisch, Charles, police officer, Police Department, SanFrancisco, Calif..1449 Huber, Eugene chairn sn, health education program, San Francisco Unified School D'strict, CI, 'if 1660 Kendall, Edgar, probation oricer, Alameda County, Calif 1513 Kirley, Joseph, police officer, Police Department, San Francisco, Calif 1449 Lopez, Paul, ..alifornia high school student 1554 Loguvam, Dr. George S., director, Institute of Forensic Sciences,Oakland, Calif 1503 Luce, John, extension specialist, Continuing Education inHealth Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Calif 1536 McDonald, Lois, health director, District 28, California Congress ofParent- Teachers Association 1609 McLean, Rev. Gordon, executive director, Drug Abuse InformationServ- ice, San Jose, Calif 1646 McNeil, Kathryn M., mother whose child died of drug overdose 1493 Mayer, Laura, California high school student 1554 Morena, Dr. Steven P., superintendent, San FranciscoUnified School District, Calif 1660 Moresi, Venneth, probation officer, Alameda County, Calif 1513 Murphy, Alice M., mother whose child died of drugoverdose Newell, Robert, director, drug education, OaklandUnified School Dis- trict, Oakland, Calif 1615 Norvall, Susan, California high school student 1554 IV Pelissetti, Armond, probation officer, Intake Division, Juvenile Court,Pile San Francisco, Calif 1513 Scott, Marsha, rehabilitation worker, juvenile bureau, youth program, Police Department, San Francisco, Calif_ 1597 Shuemake, Bobby, police officer, Police Department, Oakland, Calif__ 1449 Stafford, Edwin T. Jr., director, drug abuse prevention program, Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County, Calif 1646 Strickland, William, California high school student 1554 Sullivan, James, California high school student 1554 Woolfolk, Leonard, inspector, Police Department, San Francisco, Calif 1597 Young, Eskew, Jr., probation officer, Alameda County, Calif 1513 MATERIAL RECEIVED FOR THE RECORD Edwards, Hon. Don, a U.S. Representative from the State of California Copy of H.R. 15760 and explanatory information 1225 U.S. Comptroller General reports on "Narcotic AddictionTreatment and Rehabilitation Programs": Washington, D.0 1242 Los Angeles County, Calif 1303 San Francisco and Alameda Counties, Calif 1376 Edwards, Hon. Don, a U.S. Representative fron. the State of California, prepared statement 1223 Flohr, Rinna B., assistant director, Division for Special Problems, Depart- ment of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif.: Letter dated October 4, 1972, from James Hamrock, principal, James Lick Junior High School, re needs of schools to combat drug abuse_ 1596 Statement re "San Francisco School Crash Pad Program" 1587 Fort, Dr. Joel, founder, Fort Help, a national center for solving special social and health problems, San Francisco, Calif., prepared statement 1491 Hoffman, Roger, coordinator, Coordinating Council on Drug Abuse, San Francisco, Calif., prepared statement 1510 Huber, "ugene C., chairman, health education programs, San Francisco Unit&: School District, Calif., prepared statement 1681 Luce, John, extension specialist, Continuing Education in Health Sciences, University of Californi , San Francisco, Calif., prepared statement 1543 McLean, Rev, Gordon, executive director, Drug Abuse Information Serv- ice, San Jose, Calif., prepared statement 1656 McNeil, Kathryn M., mother whose child died of drug overdose, additional statement 1502 Newell, Robert, director, drug education, Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, Calif., statement of evaluation of drug education in Oakland, Calif., public schools 1631 Pickett, Dr., George, director, Department of Public Health and Welfare, San Mateo County, Calif., letter dated Sept. 29, 1972, toChairman Pepper 1553 Pinkey, Percy, executive director, Community Streetwork Center, San Francisco, Calif., prepared statement 1658 San Francisco (Calif.) Classroom Teachers Association, prepared position paper 1683 Young, Eskew, Jr., probation officer, Alameda County, Calif., letter dated October 12, 197 'i, to Chairman Pepper, re use of police action on school campuses to thwart pushers 1534 DRUGS IN OUR SCHOOLS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1972 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME, San Francisco, Calif. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in the ceremonial courtroom, U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Fran- cisco, Calif. Hon. Claude Pepper (chairman) presiding. Present: Representatives Pepper, Waldie, Murphy, and Winn. Also present: Joseph A. Phillips, chief counsel; Michael W. Blom- mer, associate chief counsel; Chris Nolde, associate counsel; and Leroy Bedell? hearing officer. Chairman PEPPER. The committee will come to orde: please. It brings back pleasant memories to those of us on this committee who are here to be back in this very delightful courtroom where we were permitted to hold hearings before this committee in the fall of 1969. Those were very significant hearings because, among other things, they brought out the extent of the illicit traffic in amphetamines which was going on in the country and across the borders of the United States and Mexico. Here