Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Bullying (73) Bullying by Teacher (6) Child Annoyance (11) Cyberbullying (3) Harassment - Phone Call (11) Harassment - Social Media (3) Harassment - Texts (2) Harassment - Texts (From Parent) (2) Harassment - Unknown / Other (6) Harassment / Threats (8) Other (1) Stalking (3) Verbal Harassment (2)

Verbal Harassment incidents

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Police call logs are from a sampling of schools representing California for the period Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023. The database does not include all schools or districts.

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Serious Violent

Verbal Harassment — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Susp. Circumstance Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

3/23/23 at 10:39:24 AM

Incident details:

*21* DAUGH EXBOYF (Redacted 02) STARTING RUMORS ABOUT DAUGH AFTER THEY BROKE UP. DAUGH IS (Redacted 02) WAS VERY EMOTIONALLY CONTROLLING, NEVER PHYSICAL PER RP.
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Serious Violent

Verbal Harassment — Elmwood Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/31/23 at 8:55:04 PM

Incident details:

RP (MOM) ADVISED HER DAUGHTER WAS VERBALLY ASSULTED BY ANOTHER (S) PARENT [EDIT]WHEN DROPPING OFF HER DAUGHTER AT THE HEAD START. RP ALSO ADVISED THAT THE (S) PARENT FORCFULLY GRABBED HER GRANDDAUGHTER BY THE ARM DEMANDING AN APPOLOGY. IT WAS HANDLED BY ADMIN BUT RP IS CONSIDERING TO HAVE A 14 DAY STAYWAY PLACED DUE TO THE AGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF THE (S) PARENT. RP IS WISHING FOR CONTACT WITH HER DAUGHTER TOMORROW DURING THE DROPOFF HOURS OF HEADSTART @ 0815.
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