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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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 576 - 600 records in total 716
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/28/23 at 11:22:28 AM

Incident details:

Gathering more info unknown phone call regarding 422 type
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/3/23 at 10:23:11 AM

Incident details:

RP IS MOTHER SPANISH SPEAKING ONLY. THE DAUGHTER EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE THERE FOR A MEETING WITH COUNSLER TO CHANGE OVER TO INDEPENDENT STUDIES. RIGHT BEFORE AT 830 ANOTHER PARENT STARTED MAKING THREATS REGARDING BROTHER. MOTHER CALLED SPD, THEY REFERRED HER TO DPS. SHE WANTS INFORMATION AND DOESNT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THE STAFF INVOLVED AT MR. COBB AND MS ALGADO. PARENT AND STUDENT ARE HOME. MAKE INITIAL CONTACT VIA PHONE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/12/23 at 8:45:28 AM

Incident details:

** COLD ** RP/ Parent advised that her son was accused of texting a female student. The parent of that student stated that he would "shoot their house". CSM advise parent she should call PD. Parent is spanish speaking only.
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Serious Violent

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

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 2:07:32 PM

Incident details:

*COLD OCC'D 01/23/23* RP (MOTHER SPANISH SPEAKING ONLY) REPORTED HER SON , WAS INVOLVED IN A FIGHT AT SCHOOL WITH STU THAT WAS NOT MUTUAL. HER SON TRIED TO STAY BACK FROM THE OTHER PARTY. THIS WAS HANDLED BY ADMIN. RP THEN REPORTED AT 1506 HOURS HER SON RECEIVED MESSAGES FROM INSTAGRAM USERNAME STATING "WATCH YOUR BACK" P*SSY" "I AM GOING TO KILL YOU" "MEET ME AND MY HOMIES IN THE BACK TOMORROW". RP REPORTED STU DOES NOT FEEL SAFE AND HAS NOT ATTENDED FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS. THEY HAVE THE MESSAGES AND JUST REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO THE SITE. MOTHER WILL BE AT THE RESIDENCE W/ HER SON AND REQUESTS A 914 PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. OTHER PARTY ATTENDS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND SITE 1 WILL BE ON SITE UNTIL 1630 HOURS.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Cleveland Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/9/23 at 3:07:51 PM

Incident details:

RP (SITE 1) REPORTED STUDENT STATED TO CSM THAT HE "WAS GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL". RP SPOKE WITH THE J AND FATHER. STU NO LONGER 987 DUE TO DISMISSAL. PRIOR CONTACT WITH J FROM LAST YR. J BROUGHT A BROKEN TASER TO SCHOOL.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Commodore Stockton Skills School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/3/23 at 4:45:16 PM

Incident details:

RP reporting that teacher overheard boys talking about a school shooting. Admin did an investigation and concluded parents have no access to weapons. RP ext 4399 and cell Incident occurred this morning. 1 student is being suspended and the other parents are taking out of school. Rp will be on site for another 45 min. Students are home. no specific day or time.
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Serious Violent

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

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/23/23 at 4:21:59 PM

Incident details:

** COLD ** (SPD) ADVISED THAT MOM CALLED STATING THAT HER DAUGHTER WAS APPORACHED BY A GROUP OF FJS, AFTER SCHOOL, WHO THREATENED TO STAB HER DAUGHTER MOM ADVISED THAT HER DAUGHTER HAS HAD ISSUES WITH ONE OF THE GIRLS THAT APPROACHED HER.
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Serious Violent

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

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/13/23 at 10:13:36 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Edison High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/13/23 at 10:28:53 AM

Incident details:

instagram threat
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Serious Violent

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

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 11:40:15 AM

Incident details:

Criminal Threats
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

AOA - ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/29/23 at 11:53:23 AM

Incident details:

RP GOT SECOND HAND INFORMATION ADVD THAT STUDENT WAS TOLD BY HER EX BF THAT HE WAS GOING TO GET A GUN HE HAS ACCESS TO VIA HIS OLDER SIBLING AND WAS GOING TO SHOOT HER IN THE HEAD. BOTH STUDENTS ARE ON SITE TODAY. WOULD 273.5 HER WHEN DATING PREVIOUSLY AND THREATENED IF SHE WAS TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP HE WOULD ACT OUT THIS THREAT.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — El Dorado Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 8:47:11 PM

Incident details:

REPORTED SEEING ON INSTAGRAM, ACCOUNT NAME OF EL DORADO A WARNING: "EVERYONE BE SAFE NEXT WEEK THERE IS GOING TO BE A SHOOT OUT" .. UNKN IF RELATED TO AN EARLIER CALL OR NOT ... SPD'S INC # 663 FOR TODAY'S DATE. S3 WAS ADVD OF THE CALL AND WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Flora Arca Mata School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 9:17:16 AM

Incident details:

RP ADVD STU SENT A MESSAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO OTHER STUDENTS STATING "I AM GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL" USERNAME PARENTS WERE CONTACTED AND MOTHER STATED STATED HER SON IS . MOTHER STATED TO RP SHE DOES NOT HAVE A FIREARM IS NOT AT SCHOOL TODAY, BUT THE STUDENTS WHO REPORTED THE INCIDENT ARE. PRIOR INCIDNENT WITH ON 10/24/22 WHERE HE STATED HE WAS GOING TO TAKE A BLADE TO ANOTHER STUDENTS THROAT.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Flora Arca Mata School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/3/23 at 3:54:41 PM

Incident details:

*** COLD 422 *** OCcured this morning. RP is site 2 who stated teacher was told by stu heard stu state he was goign to "shoot up the school" today at the end of school. Teacher is no longer on campus but can be reached on her cell phone.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/30/23 at 6:09:26 PM

Incident details:

S/O REC'D CALL FROM RP ADVING THAT APPROX 1.5 HOURS AGO ON INSTAGRAM LIVE, SUBJ POSTED THAT FRANKLIN WAS GOING TO BE SHOT UP .. RP'S DAUGHTER ATTENDS FRANKLIN .. NO GUNS SEEN IN THE POST .. S/O DIDN'T GET ANY FURTHER INFO .. WILL CALL RP FOR FURTHER INFO
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

BOMBTHRE - BOMB THREAT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 12:22:34 PM

Incident details:

Contact IT for trace
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Great Valley Annex School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/29/23 at 9:10:24 AM

Incident details:

Rp reporting they just found out about a 422 that occurred last week of someone saying " Dont eme on school on Friday or ill have revenge with unknown gun reference." It was said verbally to student in class. Suspect student is
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Great Valley Annex School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/17/23 at 9:26:50 PM

Incident details:

SPD ADVISED THAT RO THERAPIST ADVISED THAT DURING A SESSION, THE J STATED THAT A CLASSMATE WAS SAYING THREATS ABOUT SHOOTING/BOMBING THE SCHOOL. THE THERAPIST ADVISED THAT SHE WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS HANDLED BY ADMINISTRATION, BUT THAT THE CLASSMATE OFTEN STATES THREATS IN CLASS. SHE WOULD ALSO LIKE A CALL BACK. THE FATHER OF THE J WOULD ALSO BE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOL TOMORROW.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Great Valley Annex School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/18/23 at 11:41:50 AM

Incident details:

staff overheard students in the bathroom saying they are going to shoot up the school.
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Serious Violent

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

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/13/23 at 4:02:46 PM

Incident details:

RP/ Parent advised that when she arrived to pick up her step daughter who had been involved in an incident earlier with another student. RP stated that she was approached by several other women (3, 4 or 5 as the conversation continued via translator) who threatened to "get her from behind someday". RP advised that she had spoken with Site 1 regarding the incident, and that she contacted DPS as she "walks a lot with her kids and she is afraid they will get her one day" and she wanted us to have it on record. Dispatch spoke with J3 who advised a CAD incident report.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Grunsky Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/14/23 at 3:26:11 PM

Incident details:

RP is site 1 who states student got his phone taken away today. Site 1 called mother and mother stated she doesnt care and she doent want to deal with Mother stated she would not be suprised if stu shot up the school. Stu lives with his grandmother, but school has no address for grandmother. Contact RP at Grunsky before 1630. Stu is no longer at school
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Serious Violent

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

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/19/23 at 8:56:46 AM

Incident details:

RP /site 2 advised student who is suspended is "cyber bullying" other students. RP request police contact.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Harrison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/17/23 at 10:52:26 AM

Incident details:

RP/ site 2 advised that student v) has been receiving social media threats from student (s)] and her sister , who is not an SUSD student. The threats include social media threats sister of student state they will"kill her" they want to fight, sharing addresses to meet up to fight. RP has screen shots and video recordings of the threats. RP has been unable to reach parents of Both parties are currently in office.
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Serious Violent

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

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

PHONECAL - PHONE CALL Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/3/23 at 5:30:21 PM

Incident details:

RP is sitel states mother of would like to talk with an officer regarding an incident that occurred between another student and her son yesterday. Parent states the student is threatening to fight her son for a third time. Site 1 advd the parent that they are handling the situation by admin but would still like oficer contact.
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Serious Violent

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

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/2/23 at 4:37:19 PM

Incident details:

RP is bilingual asst who states parent of . approached and was in a 415. rps daughter is now getting messages from making threats to her and her saughter. staff is issuing 14 day stay away on aprent. RP is requesting officer contact
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