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Peoples Organization for Land Preservation -Schools cont. The Flor EIR should also include a study of the, "State of the present educational delivery system of the Linden Schools within the Flor project site". The EIR should study the ability of the school district to adequately provide services to the present residents living in the Linden School District boundary. This study should include but not be limited to: 1) A study of the teacher/student ratio 2) A study of the monies available per student i 3) A study of each School's curriculum and how that curriculum meets the educational needs of handicapped, gifted and special student population 4) A study of the size of classes in the core areas of education 5) A study of the vocational training available in the school district 6) A study of crime on each campus within the district (including but not limited to assault and drug arrests) 7) The Linden School District's drop-out rate 8) A review of the Linden District's test scores (SAT, CAP, and Achievement Tests) 9) A study of college admissions (What per cent of students go on to four year colleges?) The EIR should then discuss the effect of the Flor development on the Linden District's ability to continue providing the above educational services. A 9. Crime And Police Protection First and foremost, the Flor EIR should assess the present crime problems as they effect the Sheriff's Department and surrounding law enforcement agencies. The EIR should concern itself with how allowing an increase increase of population in Linden will impact present crime statistics. The ETR should also determine what the County will do with a proposed project, if it cannot adequately protect the people who reside there. The Sheriff and the Deputy Association must be given the opportunity to honestly and accurately assess current police needs. Once the current police needs are established the ETR would then discuss the effect the Flor project will have on the ability of the Sheriff to meet those needs. Further, the EIR should include a study of the physical and fiscal impacts of increased population to San Joaquin County and how this relates to an increased need for police protection. . Each new police officer hired, requires that the s County provide_ additional District Attorneys, Public- Defenders, Judges and jails. The State's failure to pay for mandated programs has caused a deficit in the County and the EIR should determine how the County will cope under the burden of increased population and associated costs. (7)