Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (1) Alarm (2) Disturbance (4) Medical (4) Mental Health (5) Missing Person (2) Other (28) Patrol (19) Physical Violence (10) Police Communications (1) Sex (3) Substances (2) Suspicion (4) Theft (2) Threats (5) Trespassing (3) Unknown (1) Vehicle (9) Weapons (5) Welfare Check (1)

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Mentally Unstable Person (5)

Mental Health incidents

at West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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(Kern High School District Police Department)
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2025
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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

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Incident Logs

displaying 1 - 5 records in total 5
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Mentally Unstable Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/6/23 at 10:37:58 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE UID POSS 5150 CFS FOR MET ENTERED AT 1023 W/ CONT 2 CFS 23-43084 - CANCELED CALL W/ BPD. KHSD IS TRANSPORTING TO MKS MKS IS NOT ON DIVERSION/ JUST HAD BED OPEN/ IF ER NOW.
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Mentally Unstable Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/13/23 at 9:27:06 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CODE 8 FOR 5150 UID (
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Mentally Unstable Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/17/23 at 3:13:45 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE. CODE 8 FOR 5150 UID ENTER CFS FOR MET / CK IF ON DIVERSION CFS SENT TO BPD @ 1517
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Mentally Unstable Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/24/23 at 2:06:07 PM

Incident details:

M3 10/14 W/1F FROM WEST TO MKS BEG MI 1.6@ 1404 UID
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Mentally Unstable Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/10/23 at 12:12:50 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ TO SEE IF MET AVAILABLE. INQUIRY SENT TO CONT 2 - MET REQUEST CANCELED AT 1237
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