Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

18213 Symeron Dr., Apple Valley, CA
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77

Incidents reported
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1

Police Departments
(Apple Valley Unified Police Department)
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610

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 1 - 25 records in total 77

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 Test — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

1/19/23 at 8:15:17 AM

Incident details:

TESTING 911 SYSTEM
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 8:53:27 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Missing Juvenile — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

MISJUV - MISSING JUVIE   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 4:50:32 PM

Incident details:

MISSING JUVS - 3 SIBLINGS - MOTHER ADV'D THEY DID NOT GET OFF THE BUS / CALLED TRANSPORTATION WHO ADV'D JUVS EXITED AT TAO AND RESOTO AND WERE WAITING BY THE TREE, THAT WAS AT 0400/ HOME - PER ISABELLA - JUVS WERE PICKED UP AND ARE HOME NOW C8623 16:57:17 6 AUNT DID PICK UP STUDENTS AND ARE NOW EITHER ENR HOME OR ARE HOME - PER MOTHER GRANDMOTHER PICKED UP THE STUDENTS AND HAS THEM W/ HER AT 10 GROCERY STORE IN VICTORVILLE / MOTHER IS ENR TO THE GROCERY 11 STORE TO PICK UP THE STUDENTS
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY)   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 9:26:32 AM

Incident details:

2 STUDENTS - AND WERE IN A FIGHT ON FRIDAY - SCHOOL HANDLED DISCIPLINE - MOTHER OF CAME INTO SCHOOL UPSET THAT POSTED A COMMENT ABOUT THE FIGHT ON TIK TOK, STS IT IS HARASSMENT / PAM ADV'D SHE WILL BE TALKING TO STUDENT AGAIN BUT PARENT SAID SHE WANTED POLICE / PAM ONLY GIVING HEADS UP THAT MOTHER MAY COME TO STN REF THIS / NO POLICE NEEDED AT THIS TIME, SCHOOL HANDLING DISCIPLINE
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 8:30:23 AM

911 - Unknown — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

1/25/23 at 10:36:54 AM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

415F - FIGHT IN PROGRESS   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/26/23 at 1:23:48 PM

Incident details:

PER ISABELLA , 415F ADMIN CANNOT BREAK UP, OUT ON THE BLACKTOP - 6TH GRADE STUDENTS - On 01-26-2023, officers J. Mata and R. Franco responded to Desert Knolls Elementary School regarding a fight on campus and students would not stop fighting. A later 911 call was forwarded to us about a parent that said she was going to driver her
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911 - Unknown — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

1/26/23 at 1:29:20 PM

Incident details:

WAITING FOR FURTHER - SCHOOL CALLED 911 AGAIN AT 1:36 - CABINET WAS UPDATED W/ SHERIFF INFO REGARDING 911
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Provide Transportation — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY)   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/31/23 at 4:34:59 PM

Incident details:

MOTHER OF 3 STUDENTS CALLED TRANPORTATION TO SEE IF THEY GOT OFF TH BUS YET / TRANSPORTATION CIRCLED BACK. JUVS WERE NOT AT THE BUS STOP / SCHOOL UNABLE TO GET IN CTC W/ MOTHER / BUS STOP RESOTO/ TAO /// WHILE LL W/ ISABELA THE PRINCIPLE WAS ABLE TO GET MOM TO ANSWER PHONE - JUVS ARE HOME NOW / DISPATCH CALLED AT SCHOOLS REQUEST BECAUSE THIS IS ONGOING ISSUE W/ SAME MOTHER / SPOKE TO MOTHER SHE ADV'D SHE WAS ONLY CALLING TRANSPORTATION TO RELAY MESSAGE TO KIDS TO NOT GO INTO THE HOUSE WHEN THEY GET THERE AS THEY ARE FUMIGATING - NO POLICE NEEDED
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911 - Unknown — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

2/9/23 at 10:04:13 AM

Incident details:

WAITING FOR FURTHER
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Serious

CPS Referral — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY)   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/10/23 at 3:47:37 PM

Incident details:

PER SHERIFF - SCHOOL JUV W/ SELF INFLICTED SCRATCHES ON THE WRIST, IN OFFICE, NOT VIOLENT / SPECAIL ED STUDENT //// PER MRS GARRETT - ONGOING THING W/ SAME STUDENT, STUDENT WENT HOME / CAME IN TO SUB NURSE TODAY REPORTING 288 / 288 OCCR'D YEARS AGO AND SUSP IS INCUST / PER PRINCIPLE, CALLED SHERIFF PER PROTOCOL W/ CPS / WILL BE CPS CALL / SHERIFF ADV'D
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/14/23 at 9:00:46 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/15/23 at 8:49:28 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/21/23 at 3:16:33 PM

Incident details:

WAS HELPING PRINCIPLE MONITOR STUDENTS TO THE APTS AT TUSCOLA AND APPLE VALLEY RD, THEY MADE IT HOME
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Marijuana — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

H&S - POSSESSION OF DRUGS, PARAPHERNALIA   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/22/23 at 12:17:38 PM

Incident details:

FOUND W/ WAX PEN - DR FOR DESTRUCTION
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/23/23 at 1:09:08 PM

Incident details:

MALE POSS HISPANIC, BLK CARDIGAN, BLU JEANS, JUST WALKING BACK AND FORTH IN FRONT OF SCHOOL, LOOKING AT CARS AND AT THE SCHOOL - SCHOOL IS REQ WA UNIT TO CHECK TIME H EVENT BY 13:10:47 - PER DAN, HE ADV'D THAT SOMEONE HAS RECIEVED KEVIN AT THE HOUSE
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/27/23 at 8:46:30 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Parking Enforcement / Violation — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY)   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/27/23 at 11:57:19 AM

Incident details:

1 PARENT CUTS OFF DROP OFF LINE, ENTERS IN EXIT, PARKS IN HANDICAP, 2ND PARENT, CUT OFF DROP OFF LINE, AND DROPS STUDENT OFF IN PARKING LOT. STUDENT IS WALKING THRU THE CARS. - PER 95C PLS HAVE 95P4 MONITOR BY EXIT/MAILBOX - 95P4 COPIES - PER 95C PLS HAVE 95P4 MONITOR DK IN THE MORNING F1563 12:06:34 4 CALL SCHEDULED FOR TUES-FRIDAY - 95C WILL HANDLE TODAY - 95C ADV'D HE WILL HANDLE
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/1/23 at 9:14:24 AM

Incident details:

MOTHER OF HAS BEEN DRIVING BACK AND FORTH IFO THE SCHOOL ALL MORNING WHITE BMW SUV / STS FEMALE HAS HIGH ANXIETY AND CALLS OR GOES THE SCHOOL OFTEN TO CHECK ON DAUGHTERS / 95C COPIES, WILL BE DOING AREACK TIME # EVENT BY 09:18:31 1 Incident initiated at Desert Knolls, 18213 Symeron Rd, Apple Valley C8623 09:18:31 2 Address not valid for street: 18213 Symeron Rd C8623 09:20:43 3 95C DISP. Desert Knolls, 18213 Symeron Rd, Apple Valley F1563 09:20:51 4 95C ENRT. F1563 09:25:24 5 95C ONSCEN. C8623 09:45:21 6 95C C4, SO FAR UTL F1563 09:45:30 7 95C CODE4. F1563 09:49:23 8 95C 10-8. F1563 09:49:23 9 95C PER 95C PARKED IN FRONT OF SCHOOL AND DOWN THE STREET F1563 10 UTL ON VEH FITTING DESC 09:49:23 = 95C Closed - Disposition GA F1563 10:21:36 12 Reopened F1563 10:21:39 13 95C DISP. Desert Knolls, 18213 Symeron Rd, Apple Valley ₣1563 10:22:22 14 ISABELA CALLED BACK TO ADV MOTHER IS CURRENTLY DRIVING THRU F1563 15 THE PARKING LOT - 95C COPIES WILL GO BACK, REQ TO RUN MOTHER 10:29:56 16 95C ONSCEN. F1563 10:30:50 17 MOTHER HAS 32M OUT OF OC/VALID LIVES AT F1563 10:36:48 18 95C added to incident F1563 10:37:44 19 95C added to incident F1563 10:42:17 20 95C 10-29: F1563 10:46:17 21 95C DMV check: F1563 10:46:50 22 CORRECT PLT IS F1563 10:51:04 23 95C ONSCEN. F1563 10:52:49 24 95C AV/SYMERON F1563
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY)   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/1/23 at 12:02:59 PM

Incident details:

PER ISABELA, S IN THE FRONT OFFICE, USING THE RR - PER ISABELA NO PD REQ, SHE IS PICKING UP HER DAUGHTER - PER THE CAMERAS, PARENT PICKED UP STUDENT AND IS 98
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

BULLY - BULLYING   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/6/23 at 7:24:02 AM

Incident details:

RP IS REQ PD TO GET INVOLVED IN HER DAUGHTERS BULLYING SITUATION, RP ADV'D THAT HER DAUGHTER HAS BEEN HARRASSED AND SCHOOL KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. HER DAUGHTER WAS ASSAULTED ON FRIDAY. ** REQ OFFICER CONTACT ** - MADE CONTACT WITH THE PARENT VIA REF HER DAUGHTER BEING BULLIED ON THE BUS BY AN UNK STUDENT. MOTHER IS AT WORK AND NOT AT HOME. ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK TO DAUGHTERVIA 21 AND I WAS MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. PENDING CONTACT WITH - CAME TO THE PD LOBBY TO REPORT BULLY INCIDENT. SEE ATTACHED WRITTEN STATEMENT, SHE WILL 87 W/ 22 OFFICER AT HOME. P6 COPIES STATEMENT. - WAS COUNSELED AT DK
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Extra Check / Patrol — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SR - SAFE ROUTE SAFETY CHECK   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 11:27:05 AM

Incident details:

4TH GRADE GIRLS THAT DO NOT GET ALONG HAVE THE SAME STOP / PARENST ARE GETTING INV'D AND APPROACHING OTHER STUDENTS / REQ OFFICER TO KTP BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL / TIMES ARE 0838 AND 1430 - CALLS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Provide Transportation — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

PUBSER - PUBLIC SERVICE   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 3:42:51 PM

Incident details:

KID BROUGHT BACK TO SCHOOL FROM DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE, PARENTS WERE HOME, NOT ANSWERING
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Extra Check / Patrol — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 4:06:25 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Lockdown / Shelter in Place — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TRNG - TRAINING   Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 2:29:43 PM

Incident details:

ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING
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