Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Mentally Unstable Juvenile (13) Mentally Unstable Juvenile (Unfounded) (2) Mentally Unstable Person (63) Panic Attack (1) Self Harm (1) Suicidal Thoughts (1) Suicide - Threat (5)

Mental Health incidents

in Kern County

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86
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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.

Incident Breakdown by Subcategory of Mental Health

Incident Logs

displaying 51 - 75 records in total 86
Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/9/23 at 10:39:35 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/ 1 IN MY OFFICE FOR EVAL. CODE 4 UID
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Mentally Unstable Person — Liberty High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/4/23 at 1:07:35 PM

Incident details:

D25 FORBUS IS MET AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO LIBERTY? UID IF NOT AVAIL/ DO NOT ENTER A CALL. CFS INQUIRY SENT TO BPD We have a MET unit available ... a CFS has been entered 23-85335
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Mentally Unstable Person — Mira Monte High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/13/23 at 2:05:46 PM

Incident details:

D26 BARRON CODE 8 FOR 5150 UID ( 0 0/39
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Mentally Unstable Person — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/31/23 at 11:20:58 AM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ 10-14F TO KM UID
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Mentally Unstable Person — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/6/23 at 2:59:11 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ IN COUSL OFFICE, POSS 5150
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Mentally Unstable Person — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/13/23 at 11:40:18 AM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ REQ MED AID HEALTH OFFICE. UID : TOOK MULT ALLERGY MEDS. IS CONS & BREATH CFS ENTERED.
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Mentally Unstable Person — Nueva Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/6/23 at 2:00:25 PM

Incident details:

NUEVA - REQ OFFICER FOR POSSIBLE 5150 SUICIDAL STUDENT. UID TUDENT IS W/SOC WKR AT THIS TIME SCH EXCUSES AT 1500. M2 EMBREY ADVISED. MI PENA RESPONDING . MET TEAM AVAILABLE, CFS @ 1409
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Mentally Unstable Person — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/9/23 at 2:07:01 PM

Incident details:

D26 CHISHOLM POSSIBLE 5150 STUDENT / WANTS TO COMMITT SUICIDE. CFS FOR MET / CFS 23-45342 Call is pending, MET is not available at this time BPD 10/22'D MET PER D29 REQ
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Mentally Unstable Person — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 10:31:19 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM REQ CODE 8 FOR 5150. WILL BE TRANSPORTING TO KMC DUE TO DIVERSION AT MKS. UID
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Mentally Unstable Person — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 10:40:32 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM 10/14 FROM RHS TO MKS BEG MI 40.1 @ 1036 DUPLICATE INCIDENT / SEE INCIDENT 2305100012 CODE 8 23-0806
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Mentally Unstable Person — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/15/23 at 12:33:25 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM ADV MED AID ER FOR UID STU ADMITTED TO TAKING 20-30 IBUPROFEN AND CUTTING HERSELF ON WRISTS NUMEROUS TIMES. WILL BE DOING A 5150. STU RELEASED BY ADMIN TO GRANDPARENTS. GRANDPARENTS WILL TAKE STU TO KMC FOR EVAL. D29 TO MEET FAMILY THERE, MET19 TEAM TO MEET D29 AND STU AT KMC.
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Mentally Unstable Person — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/14/23 at 8:27:09 AM

Incident details:

RIDGEVIEW DEAN'S SEC WAS ADV BY DEAN TO REQ A ROVER FOR POTENTIAL 5150. UID STUDENT IS W/ DEAN AT TIME OF CALL CFS REQ SENT TO BPD FOR MET / MET REQ W/BPD 10/22'D. KHSD TRANSPROTING TO MKS
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Mentally Unstable Person — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/21/23 at 11:18:20 AM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY 10/6 W/ UID IN OFFICE FOR 5150. 10-14F TO MKS 40366 @ 1140. REQ 10-21 TO MKS FOR DIVERSION STATUS- AFFIRMATIVE ON DIVERSION. ER TO KMC BEGIN ML 403.6 @1142. END 425.6
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Mentally Unstable Person — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/15/23 at 3:18:15 PM

Incident details:

D33 SKIDMORE 10-6 W/UID ·OFFICE FOR 5150 EVAL UID &
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Serious Violent

Suicide - Threat — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUICIDAL - SUICIDAL STUDENT/METS TEAM REQ/MKS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/6/23 at 7:23:30 PM

Incident details:

Reponding to a missing subject that is possibly suicidal
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Serious Violent

Suicide - Threat — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

OCJ - OUT-OF-CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/13/23 at 4:40:01 PM

Incident details:

SOUTH WKFORCE OCJ IN ROOM C21. HE IS SUSPENDED AND NOT TO BE ON CAMPUS. HAS A HISTORY OF 594 SCH AND ON SUICIDE WATCH. PRIOR INCIDENT LAST THUR/ MI HANDELD.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/24/23 at 10:40:33 AM

Incident details:

M2 EMBREY 5150 AT SOUTH / STUDENT IN COUNCELORS UID : OFFICE M2 ER
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/13/23 at 9:54:55 AM

Incident details:

M1 PENA 10/6 ON POSSIBLE 5150 AT SOUTH
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Mentally Unstable Person — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

918 - INSANE SUBJECT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/15/23 at 1:10:21 PM

Incident details:

D34 J VASQUEZ REQ ADD OFFICER FOR 918 SUBJ IN AREA.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Tierra Del Sol Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/14/23 at 1:57:21 PM

Incident details:

D42 GRAVES ATC THERAPIST FOR UID CFS ENTERED @ 1443 W/ CONT 2 FOR MET CFS CFS 23-48801 BPD. 10/22 THE MET STUDENT SPOKE TO THERAPIST/ NEG ON 5150 AT THIS TIME PER THERAPIST £
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Tierra Del Sol Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/26/23 at 11:55:32 AM

Incident details:

TDS REQ OFFICERR RESPOND FOR STU MAKING THREATS OF SUICIDE. UIL . STU IN COUNSELORS OFFICE. CFS @ 1241 23-79372 / CFS CANCELED. KHSD TRANSPORTED.
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Serious Violent

Suicide - Threat — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUICIDAL - SUICIDAL STUDENT/METS TEAM REQ/MKS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 1:29:31 PM

Incident details:

VISTA WEST - UID POSSIBLY UTI, AND MAKING SUICIDAL STATEMENTS. D44 IS AT COURT. REQUESTING ROVER. STUDENT IS W/ COUNCELOR AT VISTA WEST WILL BE SAME AS INC 2301190041 -
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/23/23 at 11:23:30 AM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING ER TO VISTA WEST FOR POSS 5150 UID REQ CALL ENTERED FOR MET / MET CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. CFS ENTERED CFS 23-35846
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/21/23 at 1:56:16 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 10/6 W/ 5150 UID IS MKS ON DIVERISION
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/9/23 at 10:25:32 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS ER TWD CHIS ATL POSS 5150 STUDENT THAT WALKED OFF CAMPUS WM, 15 YRS, BRUG LNG SLEEVE SHIRT, BLUE JEANS, CARRYING SKATEBOARD. UID
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