Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

20700 Thunderbird Rd., Apple Valley, CA
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157

Incidents reported
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Police Departments
(Apple Valley Unified Police Department)
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1093

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 126 - 150 records in total 157

Serious Violent

Verbal Fight — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

415V - VERBAL DISTURBANCE   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/9/23 at 2:28:23 PM

Incident details:

popick OUT AT LOWER CAMPUS W/ A high schooler blk hoodie, blk sweats, hij SAYING:" im here to kidnap kids." HE IS REFSING TO LEAVE AND IS NOW 415V - was with a friend who was wearing a ski mask and made the comment "we looking like we are here to kidnap students". e said a passerby heard the comment and told staff and got worried. a was at the school to pick up family member and when asked to provide his name he refused. provided staff his name prior to AVUSD PD arrival .. provided his information to AVUSD PD when arrived and was got a cooperative with school staff and apologized for his attitude: was con contact list and released. No crime and incident filed. - PER CHP LATE ENTRY, VEH WAS CODE 30, TO CHEV UT, TO LAST OF WEIL
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Serious Violent

Battery — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

242 - BATTERY   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/10/23 at 4:41:23 AM

Incident details:

OCCURED MONDAY - STUDENT WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY STUDENT LAST HIT / PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT / REQUESTING OFFICER MATA TO CONTACT HER, SCHOOL HAS NOT HANDLED INCIDENT OR SPOKEN TO HER DAUGHTER. - ON 21 W/ MOTHER - WILL FU TOMORROW
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Follow Up — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FU - FOLLOW UP   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/11/23 at 2:41:23 PM

Incident details:

OCCURED MONDAY - STUDENT WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY STUDENT LAST HIT / PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT / REQUESTING OFFICER MATA TO CONTACT HER, SCHOOL HAS NOT HANDLED INCIDENT OR SPOKEN TO HER DAUGHTER. - OFFICER MATA IS NOT ON DUTY TODAY, SPOKE W/ THE MOTHER YESTERDAY: OFFICER MATA TO SPEAK W/ ADMIN TOMORROW
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Follow Up — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FU - FOLLOW UP   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/11/23 at 2:41:23 PM

Incident details:

OCCURED MONDAY - STUDENT 242 / OFFICER MATA HAS ALREADY SPOKEN W/ PARENT. WILL FOLLOW UP W/ ADMIN, - I SPOKE W/ PARENT AND NOTIFIED THAT OFFICER MATA IS NOT ON DUTY MOTHER WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR THE PHONE CALL. MOTHER IS OK WITH WAITING FOR MATA TO RETURN FOR CONTACT. CALL WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY PENDING OFFICER RETURN. SPOKE W/ MOTHER , CALL SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/12/23 at 10:28:15 AM

Incident details:

CITIZEN [redacted] REPORTED TO THE SCHOOL / HMA WEARING ALL BLK CLOTHING AND BLK GLOVES WAS SEEN NEAR SCHOOL ON WANAQUE / HMA THEN TOOK OFF HIS BLK GLOVES AND PUT THEM IN THE BUSHES LOCATED ON WANAQUE ON THE EAST SIDE HEADED NB / HMA THEN TOOK OFF ACROSS THE STREET IN THE DESERT HEADED TWDS TARGET AREA - DOING AREACK
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Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

459 - BURGLARY   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/12/23 at 1:07:24 PM

Incident details:

OCCURED 05/06 - STUDENTS CAUGHT ON CAMERA WANDERING THE CAMPUS PULLING ON DOORS / STUDENTS MADE ENTRY INTO A CLASSROOM, DOOR WAS LEFT UNSECURED, NO FORCE ENTRY / A RADIO AND CONTROLLER WERE STOLEN AND WRITING ON WHITBOARD. - INC# WAS PROVIDED TO ANISA, SHE WILL BE BOOK MARKING THE CAMERA FOOTAGE.
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Extra Check / Patrol — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/15/23 at 8:56:50 AM

Follow Up — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FU - FOLLOW UP   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/15/23 at 2:41:23 PM

Incident details:

OCCURED MONDAY 05/8 - STUDENT 242 / OFFICER MATA SPOKEN W/ PARENT 05/10 WILL FOLLOW UP W/ ADMIN 05/11 ... I SPOKE W/ MOTHER ON 5/12 ADVG THAT CALL WAS STILL HOLDING FOR OFFICER MATAS RETURN: MOTHER WILL WAIT FOR OFFICER MATA CONTACT - BOTH STUDENTS COUNSELED - REF HORSE PLAY
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Extra Check / Patrol — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/16/23 at 8:02:52 AM

Extra Check / Patrol — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/17/23 at 7:48:00 AM

Serious

Student Problem — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

UNKPRO - UNKNOWN PROBLEM   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/17/23 at 12:01:27 PM

Incident details:

OUT ON THE BLACKTOP, WILL ADV - THERE WAS AN ISSUE AT LUNCH, BOTH PTYS ARE IN THE OFFICE, WILL BE MAKING MY WAY UP THERE - STUDENTS WERE COUNSELED BY ADMIN
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Extra Check / Patrol — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/18/23 at 7:58:32 AM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/18/23 at 1:14:02 PM

Incident details:

[redacted] IS @ SCHOOL, VERY UPSET AND SLIGHTLY 415V REF A VIDEO OF HER DAUGHER FIGHNTING ANOTHER GIRL AND MOTHER OF OTHER GIRL WAS PRESENT AT THE FIGHT, PARENT IS REQ OFFICER CONTACT - PER KENDLE PARENT IS NO LONGER AT SCHOOL, PARENT WAS REQ POLICE CONTACT ONLY - PER KENDLE, PARENT IS UPSET BECAUSE THIS IS A RE-OCCURING THING GOING ON AT THE PARK - # FOR MOTHER IS NOT GOING THRU, NO ANSWER AT FATHERS # - WILL HOLD FOR 95P4 TO TRY AND MAKE CONTACT ON FRIDAY
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Extra Check / Patrol — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/19/23 at 8:23:53 AM

Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/19/23 at 9:25:25 AM

Incident details:

BULLYING SITUATION BTWN GIRLS YESTERDAY, HANDLED BY SCHOOL (BTWN AND NOWI AND SISTER IS NOW REPORTING THAT FATHER OF IS THREATENING TO SHOOT UP THIER HOUSE, HAS SCREENSHOT OF THE THREAT - MOTHER OF [redacted] IS 97 IN THE OFFICE - C4 SPEAKING TO PARENT - REF BULLYING ISSUE, ALL PARIES TALKED TO, REF THREAT TO THE STUDENTS HOME - REFER'D TO SHERIFF - SCHOOL ADMIN ATTEMPTED TO 21 TO MOTHER AND NO ANSWER X3
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911 - Unknown — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

911FU - 911 FOLLOW UP   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/19/23 at 2:04:40 PM

Incident details:

WAITING FOR FURTHER - ROOM H12 UPPER CAMPUS
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Extra Check / Patrol — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/22/23 at 7:39:33 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Left Campus — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

AWOL - STUDENT LEFT CAMPUS   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/22/23 at 10:03:19 AM

Incident details:

ALPHA CONNECTION STUDENT WALKING OFF CAMPUS AND TRWDS PARK NOW / BMJ LSW BLK HOODIE - REQ TO TRY TO ALPHA CONNECTIONS - GOES TO VOICE MAIL TO LEAVE A MESSAGE, NO MESSAGE LEFT - HAVE JUVY WITH ME, WILL BE TAKING STUDENT TO HOME ON ANOKA - STUDENT RELEASED TO STAFF - PER 95P4, JUVY WAS PICKED UP AT DALE EVANS AND THUNERBIRD
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Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

THEFT - THEFT MISC   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/22/23 at 12:23:59 PM

Incident details:

DAU- CALLED HIM FROM SCHOOL OFFICE AND TOLD HIM THAT HER PHONE WAS STOLEN AT SCHOOL /RP WANTS OFFOCER TO 21 HIM, WANTS PHONE LOCATED ASAP - SPOKE TO FATHER, ADV'D IS FIELD DAY, LOST PHONE AT THIS TIME . I ADV'D FATHER TO TRY TO PING PHONE AND CALL BACK WITH FURTHER - PER 95P4, STUDENTS PHONE WAS FOUND IN THE GRASS FIELD, WILL BE RETURNED TO THE STUDENT TODAY, FATHER WAS NOTIFIED
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/22/23 at 1:34:15 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT RAN AWAY FROM HOME FRIDAY, SHOWED UP AT SCHOOL TODAY, REQ AN OFFICER PICK HIM UP DUE TO HIM THREATNING TO FIGHT AT THE PARK AFTER SCHOOL. STUDENT HAS NOT BEEN IN SCHOOL SINCE APRIL. MOTHER IS DOWN THE HILL AT COURT, TOOK THE BUS AND WON'T BE BACK UNTIL AFTER 5 - ADV'D WILL ONLY PUBSER STUDENT TO A LOCATION MOTHER HAS GIVEN PERMISSION US TO - SPOKE TO JILLIAN, ADV'D THAT WE WOULD NOT BE BRINGING STUDENT TO THE STATION, HOWEVER IF MOTHER GIVES PERMISSION TO PUBLIC SERVICE HIM TO AN ADDRESS WE WILL DO THAT. - PER RP, SHE ADV'D THAT THEY TOLD MATA ABOUT THE CALL AND SHE COULD MONITOR THE PARK AFTER SCHOOL - RP ADV'D SHE WOULD REACH OUT TO THE MOTHER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYWHERE WE COULD TAKE THE STUDENT, SHE WOULD CALL BACK IF NEEDED - SPOKE TO MRS WHITE AND ADV'D STUDENT WILL BE STAYING LATE W/ ADMIN AND WILL BE CTC'G CPS - PER SHERIFF DISPATCH PRINCIPLE CALLED CPS REF MOTHER ADV'G SHE CAN NOT PICK UP THE STUDENT AND STUDENT REFUSING TO GO HOME
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Extra Check / Patrol — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/23/23 at 7:40:20 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

911FU - 911 FOLLOW UP   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/23/23 at 12:24:23 PM

Incident details:

STANDING BY FOR FURTHER - PER 800 - MEDICAL AID RESPONDING TO PHX
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Serious Non-Violent

Left Campus — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

AWOL - STUDENT LEFT CAMPUS   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/23/23 at 12:31:05 PM

Incident details:

JUMPED FENCE AND IS NOW HEADED TWRDS PARK EB THUNDERBIRD / LSW BLK SWEATSHIRT, BLK JEANS - CAN WE ATTEMPT TO CONTACT MOTHER - SCHOOL HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MOTHER AND SHE DOESNT HAVE A CAR. - PER WHITE- JUV IS CURRENT RAJ - 97 THE AREA, SO FAR UTL - DEP CONNELY ALSO CANVASSING THE AREA - SO FAR UTL - CIVIC PARK, THUNDERBIRD PARK AND SURROUNDING - UTL ON STUDENT, MOM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, & JUV HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A RAJ
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Extra Check / Patrol — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/23/23 at 3:14:07 PM

Extra Check / Patrol — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/24/23 at 8:40:22 AM