Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Threats incidents

at Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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8

Incidents reported
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1

Police Departments
(Kern High School District Police Department)
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2599

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 by Subcategory of Threats

Incident Logs

displaying 1 - 8 records in total 8

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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