Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (1920) Alarm (2824) Animal (226) Disturbance (1634) Drill (487) Fire (148) Harassment (131) Incorrigible Juvenile (395) Lockdown (17) Medical (867) Mental Health (577) Missing Person (319) Other (5530) Patrol (14130) Physical Violence (1354) Police Communications (394) Sex (342) Substances (1237) Suspicion (986) Theft (755) Threats (716) Trespassing (589) Truancy (124) Unknown (6088) Vandalism (303) Vehicle (3081) Weapons (445) Welfare Check (346)

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Mentally Unstable Juvenile (92) Mentally Unstable Juvenile (Unfounded) (3) Mentally Unstable Person (360) Mentally Unstable Person (Unfounded) (1) Panic Attack (3) Self Harm (7) Suicidal Thoughts (5) Suicide - Attempt (26) Suicide - Threat (68) Suicide - Unknown Outcome (12)

Mental Health incidents

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

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577
Incidents reported
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77
Police Departments
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252
Schools
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81
School Districts
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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 76 - 100 records in total 577
Serious

Mentally Unstable Juvenile — Robert F. Kennedy High School

Delano Joint Union High School District, Kern County

5585 - Report Taken Reported to Delano Police Department

5/18/23

Serious

Mentally Unstable Juvenile — Robert F. Kennedy High School

Delano Joint Union High School District, Kern County

5585 - Completed Reported to Delano Police Department

5/19/23

Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Arvin 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 8:40:44 AM

Incident details:

D11 BARKER REQ CODE 8 FOR 5150. REQ TO SEE IF MET IS AVAILABLE? UID . CFS W/ CONT 1 IS #41 @0846. PARENT IS ER.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Arvin High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

6/27/23 at 11:45:26 AM

Incident details:

DEAN REQ ROVER TO RESPOND FOR POSSIBLE 5150. STU HAS SPOKEN TO COUNSELOR AND SOCIAL WORKER. MOM IS 10-97. WILL BE IN FRONT OFFICE, NOT DEAN'S OFFICE. UID (
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield Adult School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/12/23 at 8:35:12 AM

Incident details:

CHRISTINE AT AIM REQ OFFICER FOR 5150 ASSES UIL NAIM SIDE. WILL BE OUTSIDE CLASSROOM.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MET - MET TEAM REQUEST Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 10:38:55 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLLA REQ MET FOR POSSIBLE 5150 UID . STUDENT IN COUNCELING OFFICE IN MAIN ADMIN BUILDING. ENTER MET CALL /IF NOT AVAILABLE CI'S SENT TO CONT 2 CFS 23-12479 .... MET4 is enroute
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Serious Violent

Suicidal Thoughts — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MET - MET TEAM REQUEST Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/2/23 at 10:37:29 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ M2 EMBREY 11-98 POR 10-14F TO MKS. UID CIDAL IDEATIONS W/PLAN.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield 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 10:47:47 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ ADDL FOR 5150 UID
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/7/23 at 12:28:51 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ C-8 FOR 5150. M2 EMBREY ER TO TRANSPORT UID 'ART ML 73.3
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/3/23 at 10:06:12 AM

Incident details:

BHS REQ ROVER FOR POSSIBLE 5150 UID STUDENT W/PYCHOLOGIST IN MAIN ADMIN CFS SENT TO CONT 2 FOR MET / BPD CALL FOR MET CANCELED @ 1118
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield 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 3:02:50 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 5150 TRANSPORT TO MKS UID M2 ER
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/23/23 at 1:07:41 PM

Incident details:

BHS 5150 UID#
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/27/23 at 1:25:15 PM

Incident details:

BHS IS REQ A ROVER FOR 5150 IN COUNSELOR. UID { MET TEAM REQ SENT TO CONT 2 @ 1346 BPD CFS TAG 23-80135
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield 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 11:50:19 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA ER 5150 EVAL UID
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SPRIGEO - SPRIGEO ALERT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 11:58:26 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REC'D 10/21 FROM KERN COUNTY TIP LINE REGARDING BHS SPRIGEO ALERT @ 1139. POSSIBLE 5150 AT BHS . CFS /SRPIGEO AND PROFILES SENT TO D12
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/22/23 at 10:31:38 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ 5150 FOR UID REQ TO SEE IF MET IS AVAILABLE, IF NOT, PLEASE FIND OUT IF MKS IS ON DIVERSION. 10-22, MOM WILL BE PICKING UP STU AND WILL TAKE STU TO KMC IF STILL NEEDED. STU UPSET OVER A BREAKUP.
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Serious Violent

Suicide - Threat — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/2/23 at 1:58:43 PM

Incident details:

. SPRIGEO ALERT AT CENTENNIAL POSS 5150 UID ( INFO SENT TO DI4 WHITING AND M1 PENA, M2 EMBREY
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Serious Violent

Suicide - Threat — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/14/23 at 5:31:32 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS WAS CONTACTED BY D14 OF POSSIBLE SUICIDAL STUDENT IN THE BAND RM AT CENTENNIAL UID M1 PENA ER TO BACK
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/3/23 at 4:36:59 PM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING REQ ROVER FOR POSS TRANSPORT OF UID IADE 5150 STATEMENTS EARLIER, RETRACTED. STAFF DID MATRIX AND ADVISED SHE IS NOT SUICIDAL, ATTEMPT TO CONTACT PARENTS, STEP-MOM AT WORK AND FATHER DOES NOT ANSWER. STUDENT W/COUNSELOR AT THIS TIME. 10-22 ROVER, FATHER WILL PU FROM ADMIN
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/15/23 at 12:01:11 PM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST 10/6 W UID ENTER CALL FOR MET CFS 23-49372, MET is unavailable at this time.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/1/23 at 11:28:38 AM

Incident details:

D15 MARK CALVILLO REQ TO SEE IF MKS IS ON DIVERSION, HE WILL NEED TO TRANSPORT 1. CONFIRMED MKS IS ON DIVERSION. WILL NEED TO TRANSPORT TO KMC.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Fairfax Junior High School

Fairfax Elementary School District, Kern County

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

2/14/23 at 1:23:47 PM

Incident details:

D26 BARRON FAIRFAX JR HIGH REQ 11-98 @ FAIRFAX JR, PER RADIO TRAFFIC AND M3 ALVIDREZ, KCSO AND MET TEAM BR FOR 701 AND 5150 THREATS
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Foothill High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/9/23 at 9:20:40 AM

Incident details:

M3 ALVIDREZ MET TEAM ER UID :
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Foothill High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/25/23 at 10:51:48 AM

Incident details:

D17 ROBINS POSS 5150 IN MY OFFICE START MEDICAL AIDE. STUDENT IS AWAKE, CONCS AND BREATHING. HAVE MED ENTER AT THE GATE SO OF MAIN ADMIN CFS ENTERD W/ MED UID D17 REQ TO ADD ADDITIONAL UIL
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Foothill High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/17/23 at 10:28:14 AM

Incident details:

D17 ROBINS 10-6 W/ UID R 5150. CODE 4.
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