Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Weapons incidents

at Rancho Verde Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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3

Incidents reported
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1

Police Departments
(Apple Valley Unified Police Department)
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712

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 - 3 records in total 3

Serious Non-Violent

Weapon - Unfounded — Rancho Verde Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 7:46:45 AM

Incident details:

TEXT SENT TO SOME PARENTS. IN SPANISH" RUMORED THREAT TO RANCHO VERDE" SENT OUT THE 17TH. MESSAGE SENT FROM 60710, PARENT ADV'D THAT SEVERAL PARENTS HAD CALLED THE SCHOOL, AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY THREAT TO THE SCHOOL - SPOKE TO ZOE/PIO , SHE IS THE ONE WHO SENT OUT THE NOTIFICATION TO THE PARENTS. STUDENTS WERE GOING TO GO ON A FIELD TRIP AND A SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT STARTED GOOGLING GUNS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST BEARS. THE TEACHER CAUGHT THE STUDENTS LOOKING THIS UP. OTHER STUDENTS THEN STARTED A RUMOR THAT THIS STUDENT WAS GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL. ALL INVESTIGATIONS WERE HANDLED BY ADMIN AND NO SCHOOL POLICE WAS CALLED FOR THIS INCIDENT, JOE CRANSTON REQUESTED THIS NOTIFICATION TO BE PUSHED OUT.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Ammo — Rancho Verde Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 4:45:23 PM

Incident details:

found live round at rancho ver - code 4, round collected for booking.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Rancho Verde Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.10 - POSS OF KNIFE, DIRK, DAGGER   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 4:55:06 PM

Incident details:

Knife located on campus. - property collected for booking
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