Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

1200 New Stine Rd., Bakersfield, CA
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111

Incidents reported
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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

Incident Logs

displaying 51 - 75 records in total 111

Probation Search — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/17/23 at 2:36:56 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE Can you 10-29 and check for probation on
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Serious

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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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

415 - DISTURBANCE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/20/23 at 11:45:12 AM

Incident details:

MULTIPLE 415'S DURING LUNCH NEEDING ADDITIONAL UNITS UID
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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

Battery — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

243 - BATTERY W/ INJURY   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/21/23 at 7:44:40 AM

Incident details:

Transfer call from BPD CFS 23-53450. 243.4R pending , victim UID 16yr waiting in the office. Susp is another student. Provided Bpd w/incident # / and will forward case # if pulled KHSD CAS 23-0520
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Serious Non-Violent

Warrant / Parole / Missing Check — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/29 - WANTS/WARRANTS/PAROLE/MISSING CK   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/21/23 at 8:17:49 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE, VIA 10/21 REQ 29 ON UID : 18YR NOW, CK FOR RAMEY WARRANT
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Probation Search — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/21/23 at 10:02:38 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Unconscious — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/21/23 at 10:12:48 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE STUDENT DOWN IN ADMIN OFFICE Switch WHS 90-2: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 10.200.48.236 from user WHS Dean Sec at 78013 @ 1009CFS ENTERED FOR MED @ 1009 UID TRANSPORTED TO MERCY DOWNTOWN PER D1 STUDENT WAS UNCONSCIOUS AT THE TIME OF CALL WAKING UP SEMI CONS
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Serious Non-Violent

Warrant / Parole / Missing Check — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/29 - WANTS/WARRANTS/PAROLE/MISSING CK   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/21/23 at 10:39:51 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 10/29 UID MILSAP PROB INROUTE TO WEST TO HANDLE PROBATION WENT 10/15 @ 1047
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Serious Violent

Resisting / Obstructing Officer — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

148 - RESISTING OFFICER   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/22/23 at 2:20:53 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 148 IN THE LOCKER ROOM 10/15 @ 1420. IN CUFFS WE ARE CODE 4 IN GYM. WE ARE 10/23 TILL PASSING PER CLEARS, THEN WILL ESCORT TO THE OFFICE. D2 11/98 IN THE OFFICE ER M2, D33, D22, M2, D2 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 Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TSTOP - TRAFFIC STOP   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/24/23 at 8:28:17 AM

Incident details:

M2 EMBREY BLACK HONDA VERBAL
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Serious Violent

Sexual Battery — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/24/23 at 11:01:45 AM

Incident details:

BPD CALL HOLDING FOR WEST Sexual Battery Calls at West high School - Req courtsey AOD report 23-55714 - and Susp UID suspect kissed and bit the victims lip. Victim states the kiss was not consensual. UID:
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Serious Violent

Sexual Battery — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/24/23 at 11:02:50 AM

Incident details:

BPD CALL HOLIDNG 23-55710 - Vic suspect has been "smacking" the victim in the - genital area. Req courtsey AOD report £
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Serious

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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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TSTOP - TRAFFIC STOP   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/27/23 at 3:00:41 PM

Incident details:

M1 PENA TSTOP FJORD PLOT CA . WHT CHEVY PU UID" 10-39 VERBAL
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Serious Violent

Battery — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

243 - BATTERY W/ INJURY   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/28/23 at 12:05:36 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CODE 8 FOR 243.2 10/39 ON UID UID NEG 10/39
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Extra Check / Patrol — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/30/23 at 11:45:15 AM

Incident details:

REPORTS OF PENDING 415S AT WEST
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Special Detail / Assignment — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/30/23 at 3:19:20 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM WORKING TALENT SHOW AT WEST
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TSTOP - TRAFFIC STOP   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/13/23 at 8:24:48 AM

Incident details:

M1 PENA ; GRAY BMW CITED FINAL STOP 700 NEW STINE
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/13/23 at 1:28:48 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 10/29 UID CK IF MISSING
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/13/23 at 3:31:08 PM

Incident details:

AOD CONT 2 AT WEST HIGH RP WAS THE DEAN. D35 LAWRENCE WILL DO A COURTESY AOD AND FORWARD TO BPD.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/14/23 at 8:20:29 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REO CODE 8 FOR AOD RELATED TO INC 2304130030 UIL.
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Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/14/23 at 9:39:08 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CODE 8 FOR 488
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 12:53:16 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE DELAYED HIT ON MISSING JUV UID INFO SENT TO D35 BPD MISSING JUV CASE # 2373197 AS OF 4/18/2023
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