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 101 - 111 records in total 111

Patrol — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/10/23 at 3:03:41 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP AND M2 EMBREY AT WEST FOR EXCUSE TIME.
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Serious Non-Violent

Drug Sales - Unknown — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

11375(B) - POSSESS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR SALE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/11/23 at 3:22:43 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ CODE 8 FOR 11357(B) REQ 10-39 FOR STUD.
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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

5/16/23 at 8:32:11 AM

Incident details:

M2 RMRRRY F WHITE TOYOTA CITED
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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

5/18/23 at 3:28:06 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWERNCE IS CODE 6 W/ 415 IN PLOT.
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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

5/19/23 at 9:40:42 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ CODE 8 FOR AOD. UID'S
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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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Patrol — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/25/23 at 2:43:09 PM

Incident details:

WEST ADMIN REQ OFFICER THEY JUST HAD 415 IN THE BATHROOM, AND ANTICIPATE RETALIATION 415 AFTER SCH. EXCUSE TIME/ 1523.
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Athlete / Sports — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

6/7/23 at 9:44:38 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ MED AID FOR UNKNOWN SITUATION. WILL BE RESPONDING TO CLASS W9. HAVE AMBULANCE RESPOND TO FOOTBALL FIELD ENTRANCE AND SECURITY WILL MEET. 16-17 Y/O F PASSED OUT. POSSIBLE HEART ISSUE. UID
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

911 - 911 CALL   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/9/23 at 11:31:33 AM

Incident details:

TOT CONT 2 - OPEN 911 CALL FROM FJORD PLOT. HEARD YELLING, THEN LAUGHING. SITREP
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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

6/28/23 at 10:52:10 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 10-29 UI!
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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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