Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Disturbance (3) Drill (1) Fire (1) Medical (3) Mental Health (4) Other (1) Patrol (3) Physical Violence (2) Police Communications (1) Substances (1) Suspicion (4) Threats (1) Unknown (4) Vehicle (7) Weapons (1)

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Percentage of students eligible for free and reduced price meals (FRPM)
School suspension rate and state average (%)

Data source: California Department of Education; Year 2022-23

Incident Breakdown

Incident Logs

displaying 1 - 25 records in total 37
Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/18/23 at 10:30:39 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS HAS MOTHER REPORTING SON TEXTED HER THERE IS STUDENT ON CAMPUS WITH GUN. ATL STUDENT WHO SENT THE TEXT RP UID SUSPECT M1, M3, D14 ER
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Drugs — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

UTI - UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 9:48:37 AM

Incident details:

DAN WELLS 10/6 W/I POSS UTI. PARENT REQ MEDICAL AIDE TO CK STUDENT. CONS/ BREATHING. UID CPS FOR MEDICAL @ 0952 ER
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Serious Violent

Suicide - Threat — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUICIDAL - SUICIDAL STUDENT/METS TEAM REQ/MKS   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 1:29:31 PM

Incident details:

VISTA WEST - UID POSSIBLY UTI, AND MAKING SUICIDAL STATEMENTS. D44 IS AT COURT. REQUESTING ROVER. STUDENT IS W/ COUNCELOR AT VISTA WEST WILL BE SAME AS INC 2301190041 -
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 2:37:36 PM

Incident details:

10-6 W/TRANSIENT JUST WALKED IN TO ADMIN OFFICE AT VW. MKS ON DIVERSION. D45 VASQUEZ 10-14 KM. SAME AS 23-0080
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/15 - ONE IN CUSTODY   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/23/23 at 11:04:59 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 10-6 IN OFFICE W/10-15 OUT OF CONSTELLATION. UID START ML 71 END ML 74.4
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Busy — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/6 - 10/6 ON SUBJECT   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/25/23 at 9:25:03 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS HAS 2 DETAINED IN THE OFFICE UID : AND
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/28 - VEHICLE/REGISTRATION CHECK   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/26/23 at 12:18:23 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 10-28 TWO VEHS PARKED ON CAMPUS CA! CROSS UID 5 CA ROSS UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/28 - VEHICLE/REGISTRATION CHECK   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/31/23 at 1:28:41 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS AT 1007 10/28
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Unknown — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MET - MET TEAM REQUEST   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/14/23 at 2:45:38 PM

Incident details:

OFFICER WELLS REQUEST: IS MET TEAM AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO VISTA WEST FOR A STUDENT? UID CFS 23-29936
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/17/23 at 12:33:37 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS REQ PRIOR HISTORY IN RIMS FOR UID PROVIDED CASE 22-1274 / 243.2 POSS SUSPECT AT THIS TIME FOR ADDITIONAL INCIDENT AT CONSTELLATION. WILL ADVISE ANY FURTHER INFO
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/23/23 at 11:23:30 AM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING ER TO VISTA WEST FOR POSS 5150 UID REQ CALL ENTERED FOR MET / MET CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. CFS ENTERED CFS 23-35846
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Serious

Medical - Unknown — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MED - MEDICAL AID   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/24/23 at 12:06:35 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS MEDICAL AIDE HAS BEEN CALLED BY SCH FOR C4 UID
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/6 - 10/6 ON SUBJECT   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/28/23 at 3:25:43 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 10/6 W/ ONE ON WEDDING LN, WEARING GREEN SEC JACKET, APPEARS TO BE INTOXICATED
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/28 - VEHICLE/REGISTRATION CHECK   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/3/23 at 8:48:19 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 28 INFO
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

415 - DISTURBANCE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/7/23 at 8:34:06 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS REPORT OF IRATE / FILMING OTHERS M1/ M2 ER D44 10/22 UNITS PARENT HAS LEFT CAMPUS
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Unknown — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

927 - TROUBLE OF UNKNOWN NATURE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/8/23 at 9:34:19 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS RESPONDING TO CONSTELLATION 927 AT THIS TIME M2 ER TILL C4
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/28 - VEHICLE/REGISTRATION CHECK   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/14/23 at 9:17:13 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/17/23 at 9:59:06 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 10/15 W/1 AT VISTA WEST @ 10:01 REQ A 2ND UNIT WHERE HE PARKS HIS CAR CODE 8 FOR PC71
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Unknown — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MET - MET TEAM REQUEST   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/20/23 at 12:17:39 PM

Incident details:

MET REQUESTED FOR UID ROOM 2t8
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/21/23 at 1:56:16 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 10/6 W/ 5150 UID IS MKS ON DIVERISION
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Fire / Earthquake — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

DRILL - FIRE, EVAC, EARTHQUAKE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/12/23 at 10:38:49 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS VW FIRE /EVAC DRILL IN 5 MINUTES
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Seizure — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MED - MEDICAL AID   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/12/23 at 1:15:24 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS REQ MED AID UID CONTIN SEIZING. BREATHING BUT NOT CONSC. HAS HX OF SEIZ. RESPOND TO E GATE OFF WEDDING LN . TRANSPORTED TO MERCY SOUTHWEST.
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Unknown — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MET - MET TEAM REQUEST   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/13/23 at 12:11:19 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS REQUEST MET TEAM AT VISTA WEST - ROSEDALE. STUDENT IS IN COUNSELOR'S OFFICE W/OFFICER WELLS. UID . CFS 23-69772 - MET is currently unavailable .. call pending
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 9:43:07 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS SUS VEH ON WEDDING LN OCC/D BY 2 BLUE HONDA !
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

911 - 911 CALL   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/20/23 at 9:18:52 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 911 Switch VWHS 90V-1: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 10.200.96.219 from user VWHS Room T7 - Special Ed Secretary at 66382 @0914 STAFF MEMBER KNOCKED DOWN BY STUDENT, COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN, CAN'T GET UP FIRE/MED CONFRIMED ER CODE 3
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