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S.D. School Officials Crack Down on Drugs

It has been more than a decade since law enforcement officials have launched a drug sting at San Diego high schools. Fifteen students were arrested Wednesday after a four-month narcotic investigation.

It has been more than a decade since law enforcement officials have launched a drug sting at San Diego high schools. Fifteen students were arrested Wednesday after a four-month narcotic investigation. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.

San Diego Police officials launched the investigation partly because more San Diego students are getting kicked out of school for drug-related offenses. School Superintendent Carl Cohn knew about the four-month investigation from the start. District spokesman Dick Van Der Laan says Cohn plans to actively enforce the districtโ€™s zero tolerance policy on drugs this year.

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Van Der Laan: One of the key things right up there with accelerating student gains in student performance is providing safe schools and this is a very important part of school safety.

Police say the students have been expelled and suspended. Van Der Laan says a similar drug sting took place when Cohn led the Long Beach Unified School District. He didnโ€™t say whether more operations are underway at other San Diego campuses.  Ana Tintocalis, KPBS News.

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