Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Assault w/ Deadly Weapon (2) Weapon - Knife (2) Weapon - Unknown (1)

Weapons 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 Weapons

Incident Logs

displaying 1 - 5 records in total 5
Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

245 - ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/30/23 at 11:37:53 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ MED FOR 245 W/SCISSORS. STUDENT HAS PUNCTURE WOUND ON HAND. ENTER THROUGH MAIN OFFICE. UID 2 VICTIMS UID
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

417 - BRANDISHING WEAPON   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/1/23 at 7:59:33 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS LARGE CROWD HEADING TOWARDS PATRIOTS PARK. REQ ADDL UNITS FOR POSS PENDING 415. MAJORITY OF CROWD ON FJORD, CONT 2 ADVISED. CFS 23-21401 D18 10-15 UID 5 7 W/KNIFE CONT ADV VIC WAS STABBED AND WANTS TO FILE CHARGES. PER D2, NO INJURIES, D18 WILL HANDLE VIA 10-21.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/28/23 at 3:00:58 PM

Incident details:

M1 PENA 10/15 W/1 FROM WEST TO JUV HALL BEG MI 0.0 @ 1500 RELATED TO CASE 23-0356
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/20/23 at 2:34:21 PM

Incident details:

REPORT OF FEMALE TRANSIENT AT PATRIOTS PARK W/KNIFE CHASING OTHERS. 10/6 AT GUN POINT BY BASKETBALL COURTS 10/15 @ 1450 ADD UID
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Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

245 - ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/29/23 at 2:55:24 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP PASSERBY REPORTED 245 NEAR WEST HIGH AT CA/NORIEGA. D19 AND D35 LAWRENCE ER. M3 WILL BE ON CAMERAS.
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