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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br /> WHEREAS, _In_dependent ,School. Di'stric-t. # (hereinafter,:° <br /> District) and the Police Department for—the City of <br /> (hereinafter., ' Department) recoggize that <br /> there is a drug problem ' among our youth that interferes with <br /> their behavior,. learning, and fullest possible development; and <br /> WHEREAS,, the District "has implemented' a 'Drug and Alcohol <br /> Policy 'and .a chemical health program of prevention, intervention, <br /> referral and aftercare, thereby assisting in the. prevention of. <br /> chemical abuse among students and providing appropriate services <br /> to those students who become involved with drugs; and <br /> WHEREAS-.-recognizing that chemical dependency is a treatable <br /> • illness--student drug problems should be handled in the first <br /> instance within the school or community rather than through court <br /> intervention, unless the drug use is accompanied by other <br /> criminal activities; and <br /> WHEREAS, Court-ordered treatment of juvenile chemical abuse <br /> should be reserved for those individuals who commit crimes in <br /> conjunction with the use of drugs or who require Court <br /> intervention to enhance the likelihood of successful treatment; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, enhanced prosecutorial efforts are appropriate where <br /> juveniles having a history of chemical abuse commit criminal acts <br /> other than drug or alcohol use, and thus an awareness of a <br /> student' s repeated chemical use is a relevant factor for law <br /> enforcement to consider in evaluating cases presented to them for <br /> investigation; and <br /> WHEREAS, Minn. Laws .1987, Chapter 295, requires the <br /> establishment of a pre-assessment team for each school within the <br /> District and, further requires the adoption . of. Memorandum of <br /> understanding between the District and the Department providing <br /> for an exchange of information in order to further the District' s <br /> polities for the prevention, detection, and treatment of chemical <br /> abuse and to facilitate mutual capabilities for addressing <br /> criminal activity by students involved with drugs; <br /> 1 <br />