Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Fighting incidents

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

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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 126 - 150 records in total 204
Serious Violent

Fighting — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

415 - DISTURBANCE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/10/23 at 3:10:32 PM

Incident details:

RECEIVED CALLED FROM SCHOOL REF IRATE PARENT IN OFFICE OVER DAU GETTING ASSAULTED IFO THE SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL / PARENT LEFT NOW OFFICE / STAFF TRYING TO GET FURTHER ON INC THAT OCCR'D BTWN STUDENTS / 95SI COPIES CALL - ON 21 WITH DAD - SPOKE TO DAD, WILL TALK TO STUDENTS TOMORROW REF INC THAT OCCR'D
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/18/23 at 1:14:02 PM

Incident details:

[redacted] IS @ SCHOOL, VERY UPSET AND SLIGHTLY 415V REF A VIDEO OF HER DAUGHER FIGHNTING ANOTHER GIRL AND MOTHER OF OTHER GIRL WAS PRESENT AT THE FIGHT, PARENT IS REQ OFFICER CONTACT - PER KENDLE PARENT IS NO LONGER AT SCHOOL, PARENT WAS REQ POLICE CONTACT ONLY - PER KENDLE, PARENT IS UPSET BECAUSE THIS IS A RE-OCCURING THING GOING ON AT THE PARK - # FOR MOTHER IS NOT GOING THRU, NO ANSWER AT FATHERS # - WILL HOLD FOR 95P4 TO TRY AND MAKE CONTACT ON FRIDAY
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Rio Vista School of Applied Learning School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

415 - DISTURBANCE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/1/23 at 9:38:06 AM

Incident details:

OCCURED 01/29 -RIO STUDENTS / TRANSPORTATION HAS ISSUED BUS SUSPENSION TICKETS FOR STUDENTS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN A FIGHT // TRANSPORTATION IS REQUESTING OFFICER TO REVIEW THE VIDEO FOOTAGE BECAUSE THE MOTHER OF IS FIGHTING THE TICKETS // REQUESTING OFFICER TO REVIEW AND ADV THE PARENT OF WHAT OCCURED. - DOUG WILL BRING VIDEO TO PD, AT 10:30, 95C COPIES - WHEN DOUG ARRIVED AT THE STATION, HE DID NOT HAVE THE FEED ON HIS COMPUTER, WILL FU W/CHIEF
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

415F - FIGHT IN PROGRESS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 2:13:24 PM

Incident details:

HIGH SCHOOL UNK DESC FIGHTING OUTSIDE BY PRESCHOOL EAST SIDE OF THE SCHOOL / ADVG MEDICAL IS NEEDED - ATTACKER TOOK OFF , UNK DESC , NB PASCO - VICTIM IS STILL OUTSIDE W./ ADMIN - SANDIA IS REQUESTING AVHS ADMIN TO RESPOND TO THE SCHOOL - VIC IS CONSCIOUS , SCHOOL NUSRE REQUEST MEDICAL
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY) Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/17/23 at 2:10:24 PM

Incident details:

415 IN BATHROOM OCCR'D YESTERDAY / SPOKE TO STUDENT AFTER CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION / PARENT UPSET AND NOT HAPPY W/ OUTCOME / PARENT ADV'D HE WOULD BE CALLING SCHOOL POLICE / JUST GIVING HEADS UP INCASE PARENTS CTC'S PD
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/10/23 at 1:24:22 PM

Incident details:

PRINCIPLE CALLS RP AND ADV'D HIS SON WAS INV'D IN A PUSHING MATCH W/ ANOTHER STUDENT / RP UPSET THAT PRINCIPLE COULD NOT ADV WHO STARTED THE PUSHING MATCH / 95S1 COPIES - HAVE P6 GO TO VANGUARD AND DO AN INVESTIGATION - I made contact with student. stated he was playing 3rd base on the field prior to lunch. stated during the game. several players on the field were upset with him because he missed catching the ball. stated during lunchtime, another student named _UNSELECTED_ went up to him and sarcastically told him that his hands were for catching. [redacted] stated he got upset and went up to _SELECTED_ and argued with him [redacted] stated after going up to went in between them in order to seperate them [redacted] stated grabbed him by the shirt and in return he grabbed _UNSELECTED_ S shirt. stated they pushed and shoved each other but did not punch one another. I made contact with I asked _UNSELECTED_ what happened _SELECTED_ stated he was upset at because he refused to be switched from his position on the field. [redacted] stated after losing the game. He and a few other students were expressing to why they lost. Bloss stated got upset at _SELECTED_ and grabbed _SELECTED_ by
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Yucca Loma Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

415F - FIGHT IN PROGRESS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 3:45:29 PM

Incident details:

FIGHT IN PARK / UNK IF STUDENT OR PARENTS / UNK WPNS - SENT PATROL UNIT I'LL BE ENR - C4 IN THE PARK. PEDESTRIAN ADV'D NO FIGHT SEEN IN THE PARK - CTC'D ADMIN VIA RADIO, IIAS NFI, AREACK PERIMETER OF SCHOOL CHECKS C4 - WILL BE UNFOUNDED
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Serious Violent

Fighting — La Mesa Arts Academy School

La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, San Diego County

415 Reported to La Mesa Police Department

4/20/23 at 12:57:11 PM

Incident details:

Adults fighting in front of the school
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Serious Violent

Fighting — East Union High School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

579D FIGHT Reported to Manteca Police Department

1/20/23 at 12:04:34 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Manteca High School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

579D FIGHT Reported to Manteca Police Department

2/3/23 at 9:11:38 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHTDIS - Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/6/23 at 10:06:05 AM

Incident details:

b building
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

DISTFIGH - Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/22/23 at 1:52:22 PM

Incident details:

between A and B
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

DISTFIGH - Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/22/23 at 3:32:45 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHT - DISTURBANCE PHYSICAL FIGHT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/28/23 at 1:48:46 PM

Incident details:

ACTIVE 943
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Edison High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHT - DISTURBANCE PHYSICAL FIGHT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/28/23 at 1:46:36 PM

Incident details:

i HAVE AN ACTIVE 943
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Edison High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHT - DISTURBANCE PHYSICAL FIGHT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/11/23 at 12:18:11 PM

Incident details:

parents are trying to fight students.
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Serious Violent

Fighting — El Dorado Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHTDIS - Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 9:20:15 AM

Incident details:

RP/ Secretary advised that two students were fighting in office and RP was pushed, hurt her knee. Students One is in the office with Site 2 , the other was outside fighting again.
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Serious Violent

Fighting — El Dorado Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHT - DISTURBANCE PHYSICAL FIGHT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/5/23 at 12:37:08 PM

Incident details:

Active fights going on in the yard .
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Fillmore Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/14/23 at 5:09:19 PM

Incident details:

RP/ Aunt is concerned about escalation at her nieces school. Niece had been involved in an altercation. Now the mother of the other student is showing up at the RP's house with up to 13 students threatening to fight the family. RP stated that the initial incident had been handled administratively. RP has not updated site 1 with the most recent incident as it occurred today after school hours. RP is requesting contact.
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHTDIS - Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 4:14:26 PM

Incident details:

RP ADVD LARGE GROUP POSS IN A FIGHT BEHIND THE BEAN FACTORY. 2 STAFF ARE ON SITE MARTEER AND HENDERSON. NO WEAPONS PER RP BUT SHE COULD NOT CONFIRM.
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHTDIS - Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 1:56:01 PM

Incident details:

MUTUAL FIGHT. PARENT ADVISED ONLY INFORMATIONAL
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHT - DISTURBANCE PHYSICAL FIGHT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/11/23 at 3:27:12 PM

Incident details:

SO CALLED IN A 943 AT FRANKLIN. CALLED STATING HER 18 YEAR OLD SISTER PUNCHED HER IN THE FACE. IS IN THE FRONT WEARING GREY SHIRT AND BLUE PANTS. SISTER IS IN THE PARKING LOT IN A TOYOTA CAMERY WEARING A BLACK SWEATER AND BURGUNDY LEGGINGS.
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Serious Violent

Fighting — George Y. Komure Elementary School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

DISTFIGH - Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/2/23 at 12:48:16 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Great Valley Elementary School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHT - DISTURBANCE PHYSICAL FIGHT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/4/23 at 2:59:18 PM

Incident details:

Staff reported a fight between studnet, students seperated.
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Hoover Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 3:02:40 PM

Incident details:

12-15 JUV SAID TO HAVE A FIGHT AFTER SCHOOL NOW WALKING E ON MICHIGAN NEAR COMMODORE SCHOOL. STAFF IS FOLLOWING. STUDENTS ARE NOT FIGHTING, STAFF WANTED TO DISCONNECT DUE TO BEING ADVD WE DO NOT RESPOND FOR SSTUDENTS NOT FIGHTING.
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