As a result of a collaborative effort involving dayshift patrol teams and the traffic enforcement unit, 306 officers monitored traffic near 179 schools in the county. Among these schools, four were in Willow Glen.

Booksin Elementary, Galarza Elementary Hammer Montessori schools, Presentation and Willow Glen high schools were all part of the program to enforce the rules of the road around schools, Ramon said.

Schools involved in the program either were chosen randomly or for specific reasons, Ramon said. A school can be included following neighbor complaints about the traffic or because an officer who patrols the area selects it.

The stepped-up patrols resulted in 1,032 citations being issued, 308 warnings, 19 vehicles impounded and 13 drivers arrested.

"These numbers are about the same every year," Ramon said. "People are just in a hurry and not paying attention to the speed limits, including parents dropping their kids."

In addition to the patrol teams, three radar display trailers belonging to the city's department of transportation were assigned to the traffic enforcement unit. These trailers, which show the required speed limit and how fast a driver is going, were used at 25 schools throughout the county.

The program will return in January after Christmas vacation.