Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Aggravated Trespassing (3) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb (16) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting (104) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media (13) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Stabbing (4) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other (537) Perceived Threat (24) Threat (2) Unfounded Threat (8) Verbal Threat (5)

Threats incidents

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

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716
Incidents reported
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87
Police Departments
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328
Schools
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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 Threats

Incident Logs

displaying 251 - 275 records in total 716
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Sierra Preparatory Academy School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/9/23 at 10:38:00 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Valley High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 3:14:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Valley High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/4/23 at 4:13:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/28/23 at 2:05:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/10/23 at 10:59:00 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Legacy Magnet Academy School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

422R-THREATS REPORT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/9/23 at 5:02:00 PM

Incident details:

RP HAS A STUDENT IN HER OFFICE WHO WITNESSED ANOTHER 2 STUDENTS AT CVS ON AN EBIKE CARRYING A BBGUN - WHEN HE VIDEO RECORDED THEM THEY CONFRONTED THE WITNESS ANDTHREATED TO SHOOT HIM WITH THE BBGUN IF HE TOLD ON THEM - - UNK WHERE THEY ARE NOW - ONE SUSP JUVIE HAS BEEN ID’D 1 HAD A SKI MASK-THE WITNESS STUDENT IS SHAKEN UP BUT UNINJURED IN ASST PRICIPALS OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

422R-THREATS REPORT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/8/23 at 8:56:00 AM

Incident details:

A STUDENT SENT A TEXT TO ANOTHER STUDENT ON SATURDAY SAYING HE WANTED TO SHOOT THEM. NO SPECIFIC TIME FRAME, NO LOCATION OR ANTHING ABOUT SPECIFIC WEAPON. THE TWO GIRLS WHO WERE THREATENED IN THE TEXT ARE IN THE OFFICE WITH THIER PARENTS. THE MALE [redacted] SENT THE THREAT IS ALSO IN CLASS TODAY IN ROOM [redacted] THE SCHOOL ADV [redacted] IS [redacted] AND HAS MADE PAST THREATS ALONG WITH SHOWING PHOTOS OF GUNS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. SCHOOL DID A WELFARE CHECK AT THAT TIME AND DEEMED THE THREAT UNFOUNDED AND NO WEAPONS WERE LOCTATED.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Tustin High School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

422R-THREATS REPORT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/15/23 at 3:01:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — George A. Buljan Middle School

Roseville City Elementary School District, Placer County

THREATS CALL Reported to Roseville Police Department

2/10/23 at 3:40:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Chester Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

JUVI Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

1/27/23 at 11:46:43 AM

Incident details:

C/CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPLE STATED-3 SEPERATE STUDENTS MADE THREATS TOWARDS PEERS - 1ST-STH GRADE MALE-JUV/INDEX JUV/ STATED GETTING GUNS, STATED GOING TO BRING GUN TO SCHOOL AND SHOOT FEMALE STUDENT - 2ND- 5TH GRADE MALE JUV/INDEX STATED ON THE PLAYGROUND "IM GOING TO MURDER YOU IM GOING TO KILL YOU" TO A GROUP OF PEERS - 3RD 5TH GRADE FEMALE JUV/INDEX GOING TO BRING A KNIFE TO SCHOOL AND STAB A CERTIAN STUDENT IF HE DOESNT LEAVE HER ALONE - PER D3-CLOSE HAD CONTACT WITH PARENTS SCHOOL TO HANDLE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Chester Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

THREAT Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

2/6/23 at 3:29:06 PM

Incident details:

CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL RP REPORTS STUDENT INDEXTED REPORTED SHE WAS THREATED BY ANOTHER STUDENT - SGT REPORTS CONTACTING VICTIMS MOTHER, NEG CHILD ABUSE, NEG 422 PARENT AWARE OF ONGOING HARRASMENT - PARENT REFFERED TO VICTIM WITNESS
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Greenville High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

THREAT Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

1/25/23 at 7:08:58 AM

Incident details:

C/REP THREATS OF STUDENT BRINGING WEAPON TO SCHOOL AND THAT HE WILL "SHOOT IT UP", A STUDENTS PARENT REPORTED JUST NOW TO PRINCIPAL, OTHER STUDENT HEARD HIM MAKE THREATS - SGT ADVISED NEG THREATS - SCHOOL TO HANDLE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Quincy Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

THREAT Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

2/5/23 at 12:25:59 PM

Incident details:

QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RPTS STUDENT MADE A THREAT VIA SNAPCHAT TO HARM OTHER STUDENTS - JUVI INDEXED - THREATED TO RETALIATE AGAINST STUDENTS WHO "SNITCHED ON HIM" IN PREVIOUS INCIDENT ON 2/3/23 - DEP ADV CONTACTED RP - DEP ADV SUSP MADE SNAPCHAT STATEMENT "ANYONE WHO SNITCHED ME OFF WILL REGRET IT AND WISH THEY HAD NEVER DONE IT" - DEP ADV NEG CRIMINAL THREATS, SCHOOL TO HANDLE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

THREATS Reported to Folsom Police Department

3/28/23 at 10:45:38 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

THREATS Reported to Folsom Police Department

5/24/23 at 11:26:40 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Folsom Middle School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

THREATS Reported to Folsom Police Department

3/13/23 at 8:22:56 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Arthur S. Dudley Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/8/23 at 12:26:30 PM

Incident details:

MADE THREAT YESTERDAY 02/07/2023 THAT HIS UNCLE WAS GOING TO GO TO THE SCHOOL TO SHOOT & HER FATHER ... FATHER MICHEAL HARRIS HEARD THE ENTIRE SITUATION .. IS SUSPENDED & AT HOME BUT RP WANTS STUD TALKED TO & WOULD LIKE IT CONFIRMED THERE ARE NO WEAPONS AT HOME
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Arthur S. Dudley Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 3:01:39 PM

Incident details:

INC HAPPENED LAST WEEK BUT UNKWN EXACTLY WHEN & TOLD VICTIM .... VICTIM WAS ADV THAT WERE GOING TO BRING A GUN TO SCHOOL TO SHOOT THE VICTIM & A DESCP WAS GIVEN TO VICTIM OF THE TYPE OF GUN & WHERE IT WAS LOCATED IN AUNT B CENTER CONSOLE ... MOTHER OF VICTIM, DANA
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Center High School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/2/23 at 9:04:16 AM

Incident details:

STUD MADE 422 STMTS TO STAFF MEMBER MAURICIO CAMARENA WHO IS THE COLLEGE CAREER COUSELOR // WHILE DISCUSSING GRADES AFTER SCHOOL YESTERDAY 02-01-23 @ 1535HRS ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HE BROUGHT A RIFLE TO SCHOOL TOMORROW MEANING TODAY 02-02-23. STAFF JUST REPORTED IT 5 MINS AGO// STUD BEING PULLED INTO MAIN OFFICE// R/P WILL ADV PARENTS ONCE OFFICER IS 10-97
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Community Collaborative Charter School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/13/23 at 2:30:28 PM

Incident details:

ADMIN ADV STU STATED SHE IS GOING TO BRING A GUN TO SCHOOL. SHE HAS ACCESS TO GUN AT DAD HOUSE. STU STATED AT NIGHTTIME SHE CANGETTHEGUNBCHERDADLEAVES IT ON THE NIGHT STAND. STU CLAIM ANOTHER STUD THREATEN TO KILL HER. STAFF IS LOOKING INTO THE CLAIM .. STU STATED SHE IS GOING TO HA VE HER COUSIN GET REVENGE ON THAT STUD AND GET A T AZER TOT AZE KIDS THAT HURT HER FEELING. STAFF SPOKE W/ MOM MOM ADVS STUD DOES NOT HA VE ACCESS TO GUN AT HER HOUSE. STAFF LEFT VOICEMAIL W/ DAD .. STUD STAYS W/ DAD OVER THE WEEKEND .. STAFF REQD 10-21 REGD IF CPS SHOULD BE CONTACTED DUE TO STUD STATEMENTS
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Cyril Spinelli Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 3:25:38 PM

Incident details:

STUD THREATENED TO KILL TEACHER & ANOTHER STUDENT TODAY IN CLASS ... IS AT HOME SUSPENDED & PARENTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED ...
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Cyril Spinelli Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 3:25:38 PM

Incident details:

STUD THREATENED TO KILL TEACHER & ANOTHER STUDENT TODAY IN CLASS ... IS AT HOME SUSPENDED & PARENTS HA VE BEEN ADVISED …
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — D. W. Babcock Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 3:15:40 PM

Incident details:

RIP ALVAREZ, MELVIN ADV THAT AT APPROX 0900HRS TODAY IN ROOM 17 STUD [redacted] PULLED PUT A TOY GUN RED/BLK W/ NO ORANGE TIP ON IT AND POINTED IT AT HER DAUGHTER'S HEAD AND STATED "STOP TALKING TO ME" OVER AND OVER AGAIN // PER JUV BECAME UPSET AFTER SHE REPEATED INSTRUCTION FROM TEACHER TO HIM. PER RIP AD MIN SHARMA STATED TRPD WOULD BE NOTIFIED BUT DIDN'T NOTIFY MOM UNTIL EOD WHEN HER DAUGHTER SAW HER AND STARTED SOBBING AND STATING SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO DIE// RIP WOULD LIKE A REPORT ALVAREZ, MELVIN [redacted] DANA PAOLA RODRIGUEZ
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Elverta Elementary School

Elverta Joint Elementary School District, Sacramento County

422R Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/16/23 at 11:20:41 AM

Incident details:

STAFF FILED A CPS REPORT FOR A STUD APPROX A \VEEK AGO AND NOW MOM, MEGAN CARPENTER [redacted] IS SENDING THREATENING MSGS TO STAFF COURTNEY OLSON [redacted] WHO IS NOW IN FEAR FOR HER SAFETY
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Foothill Ranch Middle School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/16/23 at 12:45:00 PM

Incident details:

MOM ADVS DAUGHTER .. IS BEING THREATEN BY STU ON SOCIAL MEDIA. DAUGHTER HAD ALTERCATION AT LUNCH TODAY W STUD WAS ABLE TO LEAVE ALTERCATION AND CONTACT ADMIN. ADMIN AWARE OF INCID AND SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS ... SOCIAL MEDIA MSG" I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS ON MONDAY ... POST WAS LAST WEEK. R/P UPSET AND REQD TO PRESS CHARGES
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