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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Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb (1) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting (2) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other (2)

Threats incidents

at West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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5
Incidents reported
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1
Police Departments
(Kern High School District Police Department)
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2025
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 - 5 records in total 5
Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/24/23 at 1:42:54 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE C-8 FOR 701 UID : JEG ON 10-39
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/3/23 at 2:27:14 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REC'D 10/21 FROM ' MAILING OR BRINGING A BOMB TO SCHOOL TOMORROW". NO MATCH ON 10/21 # IN SYNERGY. D21 CALDERON IS RESEARCHING. M1 PENA 10-15 W// @ 1525 UID
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/23/23 at 10:29:39 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CODE 8 FOR 701
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/8/23 at 1:54:18 PM

Incident details:

ASST. PRINCIPAL AT OLLIVIER MIDDLE REPORTS THAT A 7TH GRADER TOLD HER TEACHER THAT THEY GOT A PHONE CALL AT HOME ABOUT A SHOOT OUT TO TAKE PLACE AT WEST. STUD DOES NOT KNOW WHO CALLED OR WHO WILL DO SHOOT OUT.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/25/23 at 8:13:15 AM

Incident details:

BRANDY AT WEST REQ OFFICER FOR 701 REPORTED TO CONT 2 LAST NIGHT. 3 STUDENTS ON SNAPCHAT, ONE SAID HE WAS BRINGING A GUN TO SCHOOL ON THURS. RP IS PARENT OF OTHER STUDENT IN SNAP CHAT. SUSP UID RP PARENT OF UID BPD 23-99727
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