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 76 - 100 records in total 716
Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/24/23 at 10:41:46 AM

Incident details:

GV - POSSIBLE 701 THREAT STATEMENT STUDENT IN THE DEANS OFFICE D19 ER FROM DO UID
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/9/23 at 3:28:01 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON CALL-IN 701 THREAT ADVISING PERSON WAS GOING TO TAKE A SEMI-AUTOMATIC AND SHOOT ALL STAFF CALL FROM FORMATION FORWARDED TO CONT 1 AND CONT 2 POSS RELATED UID UID 3RD)
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/15/23 at 11:37:31 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10-6 W/I IN OFFICE FOR 422 INVESTIGATION UID INACTIVE JUV PROB C-8 POR 701, SAMB INCIDENT.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

PC71 - THREATEN SCHOOL OFFICER/EMPLOYEE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/23/23 at 9:54:07 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON POSS PC 71 UID ADDITIONAL UID VI 10/39 ON BOTH
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/6/23 at 7:07:56 AM

Incident details:

Base rec'd a text message (attached) @ 1051 of a screen shot of a possible 701 for Highland High on Monday that was on Snapchat and Facebook. Base forwarded the screen shot to Cont 2. Cont 2 advised they were investigating. BPD CFS #23-42812. FWD'D CONT 2 CFS / call info to D1 and D21 @ 1127 last night . PER BPD DEEMED TO BE HIGHLAND HS IN LANCASTER AND HANDLED BY LASO May have been reported to BPD already per an Instagram post that is going around. It is supposedly on Facebook as well.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/6/23 at 10:34:29 AM

Incident details:

M3 ALVIDREZ CODE 8 FOR 701 AT HHS IN A BATHROOM UID ADDITIONAL UID
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/6/23 at 12:27:11 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 ON 422 UI
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/7/23 at 9:29:29 AM

Incident details:

21 CALDERON UID ( 29/HIM
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/24/23 at 2:44:47 PM

Incident details:

FATHER OF UID CALLED AND REPORTED A INSTAGRAM THREAT THAT A KID WOULD KILL HIS DAUGHTER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE TWO HAVE EXCHANGED MESSAGES. DAD INFORMED DEAN'S OFFICE BUT FELT THEY DIDN'T TAKE IT SERIOUS AND WANTS POLICE DEPT TO HANDLE. M2 EMBREY REQ ADD UID POSSIBLE UIC
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/14/23 at 12:32:20 PM

Incident details:

CALL FROM KATIE/BPD RP 10/21 ( POSS UID REPORTED TO FATHER HE HAS HEARD SUBJ ON CAMPUS WHO ATTEMPT TO ROB OTHERS IN THE BATHROOM/ MAY HAVE 626 F
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/21/23 at 4:35:55 PM

Incident details:

DEAN MAPIER AT INDEPENDENCE REQ OFFICER MAKE CONTACT FOR THREAT ASSES. STUDENT UID IADE COMMENT IN CLASS WHILE ON PHONE THAT SHE HATED THAT SCHOOL, WAS GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL AND KILL EVERYONE IN IT. STUDENTS REPORTED THIS TO DEAN AND ARE COMPLETING STATEMENTS. STUDENT NO LONGER ON CAMPUS. UID
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/16/23 at 4:07:01 PM

Incident details:

D17 ROBINS 10-6 WITH 422 INVESTIGATION IN OFFICE. CODE 4. UID REQ 10-39 REQ CODE 8.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/25/23 at 9:42:54 AM

Incident details:

CONT 2 UNITS ER TO INDEPENDENCE - CALLER STATED HE WOULD BE AT IND IN 30 MINUTES TO SHOOT THE SCHOOL UP. PHONE USED BY CALLER WAS INTERNET PHONE.BRANDY AT BPD THEY RECVD CALL AT 0940 HRS FROM MALE SAYING HE WAS HEADING TO INDEPENDENCE HIGH IN 30 MINS. CALLED FROM : BPD 23-100141 CODE 8 FOR PHONE RESEARCH CALLED D22 LEFT VOICE MAIL
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/4/23 at 8:32:04 AM

Incident details:

KV Adm - parent Stephanie Stewart regarding her son, UID € She states that he has been placed in a chokehold by UID ery day. This is the result of exchanged vape products, parent discovery of said products and notification of parents by other parents. She says the chokehold issue happens when uns up behind. who never sees him coming. Parent states the chokehold takes ‹ o the point of blacking out. Chokeholds happen at the stairs by 14 and in the bathroom. Parents wish to press charges.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

Threat Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/25/23 at 3:17:57 PM

Incident details:

KVHS AP REQ OFFICER FOR STU UID. VHO HAS BEEN THREATENED BY UNCLE AND FEELS UNSAFE GOING HOME. CFS #816 W/CONT 1 @1516.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/24/23 at 10:45:19 AM

Incident details:

D25 FORBUS REQ C-8 POR 422 OCCD TODAY
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 11:07:17 AM

Incident details:

D25 FORBUS POSS 701 DEAN REC'D 10/21 FROM "Are you s? Yes, ... you are a Faggot I'm gonna kill you". CFS ENTERED W/ BPD
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Serious Violent

Verbal Threat — Liberty High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/7/23 at 7:17:58 AM

Incident details:

D25 FORBUS @ 2100 ON 6/6/23 VIA 10/21 REQUESTED SYNERGY SERACH FOR STUDENT WHO MADE VERBAL THREAT TWD FTBALL COACH.FOR RUINING HIS LIFE. CONT 2 ER TO COACH'S RESIDENCE.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/9/23 at 3:26:54 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ SUS CIR. 701 PHONE THREAT REC'D @ 1518 AT NORTH SWITCH BOARD . FEMALE VOICE "I'M CALLING TO MAKE A BOMB THREAT", CALLER ID SHOWED . NO ANSWER ON CALL BACK/ WENT TO VOICE MAIL. REQ ADDITIONAL UNIT. NO MATCH IN SYNERGY ON // INFORMATION FORWARDED TO CONT 1 AND CONT 2 POSS RELATED UID\
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/19/23 at 9:58:17 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM CFS CONT 2 FOR AOD 422 OCCD 04/02/2023 NOON AT VIC'S RESIDENCE (FOSTER HOME), WILL BE CONT 2. SUSP SENT THREAT MESSAGES TO VIC VIA TEXT. COURTESY REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/26/23 at 12:33:22 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM REQ SECOND UNIT. FOLLWING AGGITATED STU. UID
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/4/23 at 11:10:48 AM

Incident details:

TOT FROM CONT 2 SEARCY. PARENT CALLED TO REPORT THREATS/BULLYING AT SCHOOL. INFORMATION FORWARDED TO D29 CHISHOLM. 23-78735. V UID : POSS S UID INFO PROVIDED VIA EMAIL AND 10-21.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/17/23 at 1:11:17 PM

Incident details:

RHS DEAN REQ ROVER . THEY HAD MULTIPLE 415 AT LUNCH/ LOTS OF TENSION. LUNCH PERIOD HAS ENDED. REQ ROVER FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. SCH EXCUSE TIME 1558 DI REC'D 10-21 REQ OFFICER FOR 422. D19 REQ CODE 8.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

71 - THREATEN SCHOOL OFFICIAL OR PUBLIC OFFICER Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/22/23 at 8:57:30 AM

Incident details:

I need a code 8 for PC71 occurred yesterday. Please add UID
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 8:17:05 AM

Incident details:

SOCIAL MEDIA 701 SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL POSSIBLE EXPELLED STUDENT and
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