Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Medical - Allergic Reaction (9) Medical - Assault (3) Medical - Athlete / Sports (11) Medical - Fight (3) Medical - Heart Problem (4) Medical - Illness (9) Medical - Injury (40) Medical - Other (17) Medical - Seizure (45) Medical - Unconscious (15) Medical - Unfounded (2) Medical - Unknown (709)

Medical - Unknown incidents

From all counties, school districts and schools in the database.

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709
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Police Departments
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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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Incident Logs

displaying 626 - 650 records in total 709
Serious

Medical - Unknown — Paulding Middle School

Lucia Mar Unified School District, San Luis Obispo County

ON SITE Reported to Arroyo Grande Police Department

3/22/23 at 1:48:00 PM

Incident details:

ON SITE [Address: 600 CROWN HILL [PAULDING MIDDLE SCHOOL] [Medium] [UNKNOWN] AED Is located in the small room attached to the Gym. [Promise: 600 CROWN HILL [PAULDING MIDDLE SCHOOL] [Medium] [UNKNOWN] AED Is located in the small room attached to the Gym. PARKING ENFORCEMENT
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Serious

Medical - Unknown — Menlo-Atherton High School

Sequoia Union High School District, San Mateo County

MEDICAL AID Reported to Atherton Police Department

3/2/23 at 9:01:27 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Menlo-Atherton High School

Sequoia Union High School District, San Mateo County

MEDICAL AID Reported to Atherton Police Department

3/30/23 at 8:51:08 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Fernando Rivera Intermediate School

Jefferson Elementary School District, San Mateo County

MEDICAL AID Reported to Daly City Police Department

2/14/23 at 10:52:00 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Fernando Rivera Intermediate School

Jefferson Elementary School District, San Mateo County

MEDICAL AID - 9 OBV Reported to Daly City Police Department

6/11/23 at 2:42:00 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

MEDICAL AID Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

4/5/23 at 7:53:00 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

MEDICAL AID Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

4/18/23 at 5:08:00 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

MEDICAL AID Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

5/10/23 at 3:11:00 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

MEDICAL AID Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

6/2/23 at 10:58:00 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Half Moon Bay High School

Cabrillo Unified School District, San Mateo County

MEDICAL AID - 17 FV Reported to San Mateo County Sheriff

3/19/23 at 4:45:00 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Alta Loma Middle School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

MED Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

4/28/23 at 12:29:10 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — El Camino High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

MED Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

4/8/23 at 12:07:19 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — El Camino High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

MED Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

4/21/23 at 3:14:23 PM

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Medical - Unknown — El Camino High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

MED Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

5/6/23 at 12:17:52 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — South San Francisco High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

MED Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

4/20/23 at 12:02:23 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Santa Barbara Senior High School

Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Barbara County

MEPD (MEDICAL EMERGENCY W/PD RESPONSE) Reported to Santa Barbara Police Department

6/16/23 at 10:54:14 PM

Incident details:

FI/STREET CHECK
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Medical - Unknown — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

MEDAID Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

2/9/23 at 11:40:48 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

MEDAID Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

2/10/23 at 2:09:10 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

MEDAID Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

2/11/23 at 3:58:39 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — William C. Overfelt High School

East Side Union High School District, Santa Clara County

1053PD-PERSON DOWN Reported to San Jose Police Department

3/11/23 at 3:14:20 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Sunnyvale Middle School

Sunnyvale School District, Santa Clara County

UNKMED Reported to Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety

2/28/23 at 12:27:00 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz City High School District, Santa Cruz County

FIRE RESPONDING C3 TO A MEDICAL DETAIL Reported to Santa Cruz Police Department

4/27/23 at 1:41:59 PM

Incident details:

HBD
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Serious

Medical - Unknown — Weed High School

Siskiyou Union High School District, Siskiyou County

911MED - 911 MEDICAL CALL Reported to Weed Police Department

2/22/23 at 4:30:24 PM

Incident details:

** 911 ** TRANSFERRED CALL TO CALMED FOR 14 YO MALE LOSS CONSCIOUSNESS. SUBJECT WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO MERCY MT SHASTA BY POV./MB
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Medical - Unknown — Benicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

MEDICAL - PRIORITY 1 Reported to Benicia Police Department

2/15/23 at 2:52:40 PM

Incident details:

RPTS A 45YOA FEM FELL IN THE GIRLS LOCKER ROOM AND HIT HER HEAD. FEM IS BLEEDING BUT CONSCIOUS. RP ADVISED FIRE SHOULD MEET RP AT THE GYM
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Medical - Unknown — Benicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

MEDICAL - PRIORITY 1 Reported to Benicia Police Department

5/9/23 at 6:55:06 PM

Incident details:

SUBJ BY THE TENNIS COURTS BY THE GYM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL PASSED OUT 18YRS OLD FEMALE, PASSED OUT BUT IS BREATHlNG [Cellular E911 Call: Lat:38.064129 Lon:-122.17414 Service Class: WPH2]
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