Recognizing the need for greater legislative innovation and implementation assistance at the State and local levels, the Chiefs of Police National Drug Task Force organized the National Coalition for Drug Free School Zones in 1988. A group of national organizations and leaders from the fields of criminal justice, education, and prevention were invited to join the Coalition. The Coalition pursues two primary goals: (1) introduce, promote, and pass State-sponsored drug-free school zone legislation nationwide; and (2) develop means with which to assist local leaders in implementing effective drug-free school zones, complete with training materials and drug prevention education and other demand reduction programming. The implementation manual defines drug-free school zones, describes how to organize and implement community drug-free school zones and how to measure and monitor program success, and discusses how to maximize community support. An appendix contains supplemental information on the establishment and enforcement of drug-free school zones. Endnotes