Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

8601 Hageman Rd., Bakersfield, CA
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48

Incidents reported
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1

Police Departments
(Kern High School District Police Department)
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2175

Enrollment
2022-23

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.

School information

School demographics
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 26 - 48 records in total 48

Serious

Suspicious Person — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/6/23 at 2:47:04 PM

Incident details:

TRANSFER CALL FROM BPD/ REPORT OF SUBJ LOTIERING AND REFUSING TO LEAVE. ARGUING WITH OTHER WM, 60 YRS, WHITE BEARD, DARK CLOTHING W/SHOPPING CART. UKNOWN WHAT SIDE OF CAMPUSK RP WAS PASSERBY NO FURTHER
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Probation Search — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

PROB - PROBATION SEARCH   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/10/23 at 7:51:32 AM

Incident details:

D14 VIA 10/21 REQ PROB CK ON
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Serious Violent

Suicide - Threat — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/14/23 at 5:31:32 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS WAS CONTACTED BY D14 OF POSSIBLE SUICIDAL STUDENT IN THE BAND RM AT CENTENNIAL UID M1 PENA ER TO BACK
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Info / Information Only — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INFO - INFORMATION   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/15/23 at 12:29:30 PM

Incident details:

Information only, CFS 23-49351 pending for 2 transients (2 WMs and 1 WF) inside the canal area behind the school, being verbally aggressive and refusing to leave. RP is with Friant Canal. Info only, thank you!
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

BASKET - BASKETBALL GAME   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/15/23 at 3:26:52 PM

Incident details:

Whiting D14 & Barker D11 are working basketball at Centennial
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/21/23 at 4:34:25 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS AND D18 MATT CALVILLO ER TO CHS FOR A 701 REPORT THAT WAS TURNED IN AFTER SCH TODAY
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Busy — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/22/23 at 12:17:47 PM

Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FOOT - FOOTBALL   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/23/23 at 3:37:00 PM

Incident details:

Whiting D14 is working a football game at Centennial
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Drugs — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/24/23 at 11:52:26 AM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING POSS OD/ STUDENT IN FRONT OFFICE CONS/BREATHING, SEMI ALERT UID CFS ENTERED W/MED 1152
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Serious Non-Violent

Truant — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TRUANT - TRUANT JUVENILES   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/28/23 at 9:26:01 AM

Incident details:

PARENT REQUEST ASSIST W/TRUANT UID IMAIL SENT TO TRUANCY TEAM
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Special Detail / Assignment — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SPEC - SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/29/23 at 4:33:08 PM

911 - Unknown — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/30/23 at 10:47:24 AM

Incident details:

Switch CHS 24A-4: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 1 from user CHS Room 1605 at 63655 @ 1031
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Serious

Medical - Unknown — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/30/23 at 11:01:44 AM

Incident details:

Description: Switch CHS 24A-4: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 1 from user CHS Room 1605 @ 1032 appears to be duplicate w/same time stamp and same ID # OF 1319
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

VOLLEY - VOLLEYBALL   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/30/23 at 3:20:15 PM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING WORKING VOLLEYBALL AT CENTENNIAL
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/18/23 at 2:12:38 PM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING REQ CFS FOR KCSO TO RESPOND TO CHS SCH EXCUSE TIME 1515. UID INCIDENT OCCURRED' SUNDAY, 4/16/23 AT THE OLIVE TREE MOTEL 6. DAD IIIT STUDENT W/BELT AND STUDENT HAS BELT MARKS ON HIS BACK KCSO CFS # 241 KHSD CODE 8 - 23-0665 CALL ENTERED W/ KCSO
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Busy — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/2/23 at 2:27:21 PM

Incident details:

D25 FORBUS 10/6 AT CENTENNIAL
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/3/23 at 2:55:26 PM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING AOD CONT 1 UID ( OR CPS REFERRAL CFS CONT 1 @ 1518
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/3/23 at 4:36:59 PM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING REQ ROVER FOR POSS TRANSPORT OF UID IADE 5150 STATEMENTS EARLIER, RETRACTED. STAFF DID MATRIX AND ADVISED SHE IS NOT SUICIDAL, ATTEMPT TO CONTACT PARENTS, STEP-MOM AT WORK AND FATHER DOES NOT ANSWER. STUDENT W/COUNSELOR AT THIS TIME. 10-22 ROVER, FATHER WILL PU FROM ADMIN
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Fire / Earthquake — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/16/23 at 9:23:38 AM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING ADV THEY ARE HAVING A FIRE DRILL AROUND 0930. HE WILL ADV WHEN IT BEGINS.
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/17/23 at 9:04:15 AM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING REQ 10-28 ON · FOR REPORTS OF EXCESS SPEEDING AROUND SCHOOL AND INTO PARKING LOT. ATTEMPT TO CROSS TO STU. :
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Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

488 - PETTY THEFT   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/6/23 at 12:31:16 PM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING THEFT OF BICYCLE, CHIPPED AND PINGING IN AREA OF RIVER LAKES. 10-6 SEARCHING W/PARENT. SUSP WILL BE W/M WEARING RED BALL CAP, BLK HOODY, SHORTS. BIKE IS WHT 29" SE BMX TYPE UID
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Special Detail / Assignment - Extracurricular / Graduation — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

GRAD - GRADUATION   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/22/23 at 12:49:18 PM

Incident details:

FYI in case you get a call about a bunch of police cars at Centennial, it is for their graduation ceremony in the PAC. They will be here from 4 to 8 tonight.
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Serious

Welfare Check — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

CTW - CHECK THE WELFARE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/23/23 at 12:01:43 PM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING CTW OF SUBJ WHO IS ON GROUND OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR ACROSS THE STREET FROM SCHOOL. CODE 4.
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