Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Abuse (1) Assault (86) Assault by Teacher (4) Attempted Kidnapping (1) Attempted Murder (2) Battery (668) Battery / Assault (162) Battery / Assault - On Parent (1) Battery / Assault - On Peace Officer (1) Battery / Assault - On School Employee (23) Biting (1) Child Abuse / Endangerment (116) Dead Body (2) Domestic Abuse / Violence (54) Elder Abuse (1) Fighting (204) Fighting - Parent/Child (4) Hate Crime (4) Hit By Car (2) Kidnapping (2) Resisting / Obstructing Officer (15)

Battery incidents

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

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668
Incidents reported
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80
Police Departments
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246
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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 1 - 25 records in total 668
Serious Violent

Battery — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

242R - BATTERY RPT Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

1/19/23 at 8:34:19 AM

Incident details:

FIGHT BETWEEN STUDENTS ONE OF STUDENT IS BEING UNCOOP STUDENT IS IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT W. STAFF MEMBERS
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Serious Violent

Battery — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

242R - BATTERY RPT Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

2/3/23 at 3:29:32 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

242 - BATTERY Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

2/24/23 at 3:49:06 PM

Incident details:

[redacted] RP SEZ X STUDENT PUNCHED RP'S SON AND RP'S SON'S GF
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Serious Violent

Battery — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

242 - BATTERY Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

3/16/23 at 9:24:03 PM

Incident details:

[redacted]
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Serious Violent

Battery — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

242R - BATTERY RPT Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

3/20/23 at 8:38:12 AM

Incident details:

vic is student- occ on way to school
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Serious Violent

Battery — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

242R - BATTERY RPT Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

4/28/23 at 11:08:03 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — Lincoln Middle School

Alameda Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Alameda Police Department

3/8/23 at 4:53:17 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Lincoln Middle School

Alameda Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Alameda Police Department

4/24/23 at 4:56:31 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Will C. Wood Middle School

Alameda Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Alameda Police Department

1/24/23 at 8:21:26 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Will C. Wood Middle School

Alameda Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Alameda Police Department

1/31/23 at 9:42:02 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — Will C. Wood Middle School

Alameda Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Alameda Police Department

2/1/23 at 1:35:34 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Will C. Wood Middle School

Alameda Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Alameda Police Department

2/14/23 at 12:35:23 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Newark Police Department

2/24/23 at 1:27:16 PM

Incident details:

RP IS PRINCIPAL ADVISING A STUDENT PUSHED A TEACHER AND PER POLICY SCHOOL MUST CONTACT PD FOR A REPORT OCRD AT 1030 STUDENT IN THE OFFICE NO MEDICAL REQUESTED. TEACHER BACK IN CLASS. SCHOOL IS 10-10 AT 1400HRS
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Serious Violent

Battery — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Newark Police Department

3/13/23 at 11:12:01 AM

Incident details:

10-62B REQUEST TO MAKE CONTACT W/SCHOOL OFFICIALS ON GOING ISSUE WITH HER DAUGHTER BEING HARRASSED AND PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY OTHER STUDENTS. STATES THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP. RP WILL BE IN A WHI TOYT CAMRY, FRONT LOT
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Serious Violent

Battery — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Newark Police Department

4/4/23 at 3:12:41 PM

Incident details:

242 J/O RP STATES HER SON WAS JUST ASSAULTED. STATES HER SON IS BLEEDING FROM HIS EYE AND NOSE RESP WAS W/HIS PARENTS AND THEY DROVE OFF DOF LAFAYETTE TWDS CHERRY
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Serious Violent

Battery — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Newark Police Department

4/6/23 at 9:10:38 AM

Incident details:

RP STATES DAUGHTER WAS ASSAULTED TODAY AT THE NEWARK JUNIOR HIGH RP STATES THAT THREATS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE HAVE HAPPENED FOR OVER A YEAR, TODAY IS FIRST TIME THREATS CARRIED OUT RP HAS ALREADY SPOKE TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, MS AVILA RP CLAIMS SCHOOL WILL SPEAK TO SUSPECT, RP WANTS A PD REPORT AS WELL VICTIM DECLINED MEDICAL
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Serious Violent

Battery — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Battery Reported to Newark Police Department

4/18/23 at 3:50:05 PM

Incident details:

RP IS A TEACHER AT NJHS STATING A STUDENT STRUCK HIM WITH THEIR FIST 4-5 TIMES YESTERDAY 4/17 BETWEEN 1040-1130 HRS RP ONLY HAS STUDENT'S FIRST NAM RP STATES SCHOOL ADMISTRATION IS AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT ALONG WITH THE STUDENT'S PARENTS
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Serious Violent

Battery — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/17/23 at 3:13:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/18/23 at 12:36:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/25/23 at 5:19:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

4/26/23 at 10:30:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — McClymonds High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

3/10/23 at 12:25:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Montera Middle School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/18/23 at 8:15:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — Oakland High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

2/1/23 at 12:11:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Skyline High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

2/2/23 at 4:30:00 PM