Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Mental Health incidents

in Kern County

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86

Incidents reported
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5

Police Departments
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27

Schools
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6

School Districts

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 76 - 86 records in total 86

Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/6/23 at 10:37:58 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE UID POSS 5150 CFS FOR MET ENTERED AT 1023 W/ CONT 2 CFS 23-43084 - CANCELED CALL W/ BPD. KHSD IS TRANSPORTING TO MKS MKS IS NOT ON DIVERSION/ JUST HAD BED OPEN/ IF ER NOW.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — West 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 9:27:06 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CODE 8 FOR 5150 UID (
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/17/23 at 3:13:45 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE. CODE 8 FOR 5150 UID ENTER CFS FOR MET / CK IF ON DIVERSION CFS SENT TO BPD @ 1517
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — West 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 2:06:07 PM

Incident details:

M3 10/14 W/1F FROM WEST TO MKS BEG MI 1.6@ 1404 UID
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — West 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 12:12:50 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ TO SEE IF MET AVAILABLE. INQUIRY SENT TO CONT 2 - MET REQUEST CANCELED AT 1237
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

Mental Health Evaluation Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

2/16/23 at 10:52:06 AM

Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

Mental Health Evaluation Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

2/22/23 at 10:01:05 AM

Serious

Mentally Unstable Juvenile — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

EVALUATION Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

5/17/23 at 10:37:22 AM

Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Tehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

5150 - EVALUATION Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

1/31/23 at 2:21:07 PM

Incident details:

MAKING SUICIDAL. STATEMENTS, STUDENT IN INF OFFICE, NFI - THIS STUDENT HAD SUICIDAL AND HOMICIDAL IDEATIONS. MENATL HEALTH HOLD PLACED, TRANSPORTED BY OFCR BONELLI TO MKS
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Tehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

5150 - EVALUATION Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

3/23/23 at 11:54:42 AM

Incident details:

2ND HAND INFO, 902A IDEATION, NFI. SUBJ IS W/ SOCIAL WORKER INF AVAILABLE AT EXT. - WAS PLACED ON A 5150 HOLD DUE TO CUTTING HERSELF AND HAVING THOUGHTS OF WANTING TO KILL.
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Serious Violent

Self Harm — Tehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

4/14/23 at 8:43:33 AM

Incident details:

IS HITTING HEAD AGAINST WALL, TRYING TO BREAK GLASS IN COUNSELOR'S OFFICE. PRIOR SELF HARM. NO WPNS. NFI. - PRIOR INTERACTIONS W/ SUBJ IS ERRATIC. - SUBJ IN GUARDIAN'S VEH IN E P-LOT
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