Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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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

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Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Tehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

2/21/23 at 11:29:51 AM

Incident details:

STATEMENTS MADE BY DID NOT CONSTITUTE CRIMINAL THREATS. BOTH PARTIES COUNCELED. 18 WHO WAS THE RP WAS NOTIFIED OF ACTION BY VOICEMAIL.
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Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/26/23 at 12:09:52 PM

Incident details:

COACH PULICE REQ OFFICER - SOCAIL MEDIA POST GOING AROUND, PICTURE OF 2 TEACHERS AND A STUDENT WITH THE CAPTION "R.I.P." / WANTS IT INVESTIGATED - REVIEWED THE POST IN QUESTIONS, NO 422 - PER 95P2 - UNFOUNDED
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Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Mariana Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/24/23 at 10:43:14 AM

Incident details:

1st grader, ADV'D HE WAS GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL, PER RP SHE ALREADY SUSPENDED THE STUDENT AND SENT HIM HOME - STUDENTS ADDRESS IS - COPIES 12 GUNS FOR MOTHER, AND 11 FOR FATHER - CODE 4, NO WEAPONS ACCESSABLE TO JUV, ALL WEAPONS LOCKED IN A SAFE IN THE GARAGE
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Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/2/23 at 12:37:16 PM

Incident details:

MADE STATEMENT HE HAD A GUN, STUDENT IS IN THE OFFICE, STUDENT HAS BEEN SEARCHED, NEG WEAPONS FOUND - NEG ON CRIME. STUDENT COUNSELED - STUDENT SAID "I HAVE GUM" AND PROCTOR HEARD "I HAVE A GUN"
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Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/8/23 at 11:17:12 AM

Incident details:

5TH GRADERS JOKING AROUND ABOUT BRINGING GUNS TO SCHOOL /STS THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT CALL OF DUTY / STS HE WANTS AN OFFICER TO SCARE THEM STRAIGHT
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Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/2/23 at 12:01:11 PM

Incident details:

SEARCHED "CAN I KILL PEOPLE AS A 10YO" AND ALSO WROTE A NOTE SAYING SHE GETS SO ANGRY SHE WANTS TO STAB PEOPLE / WILL NOTIFY PARENTS, STUDENT DOES HAVE A THERAPIST / STUDENT IN RP'S OFFICE - ENR TO RESD W/ MOTHER - NEG ON PC 422. NEG ON 5585. CONSENT SEARCH OF RES WAS C4 JUV HAS NO ACCESS TO FIREARMS OR WEAPONS AT RES. - HAS A SAFE IN HIS ROOM WITH FIREARMS, FIREARMS ARE LOCKED AND SECURE IN SAFE.
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Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/16/23 at 3:23:11 PM

Incident details:

INFORMATION FROM D04 - TEACHER SENT PHOTO OF DRAWING FROM STUDENT / WAS CONCERNED WHAT THE DRAWING MEANT / STUDENT - 95P2 REVIEWED PICTURE, ADV'D LOOKS LIKE A COMIC, NO THREAT / WILL WAIT FOR FURTHER FROM D04 AND CABINET - TEACHER AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND STUDENT HA BEEN C8623 4 COUNSELED / DOCUMENTATION ONLY AT THIS TIME
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Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

2/22/23 at 10:06:04 AM

Incident details:

PER STUDENTS STATEMENTS, A STUDENT MADE A COMMENT, IN FRONT OF HIS CLASS, THAT HE FORGOT HIS CHROME BOOK FOR ANOTHER CLASS AND THE TEACHER GAVE HIM A WARNING, AND HE SAID "SHE PUT A PIPE BOMB UNDER MY DESK" PER BRETT THIS WAS ALL SAID IN A JOKING MANNER . - BRETT EBMEYER COPIES THAT 95C COPIES, HE JUST WANTED TO PASS THE INFO ALONG
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