I am responding to the recent hateful comment in the Berkeley High School yearbook directed at the Academy of Medicine and Public Service (AMPS) small school. My overall reaction was pure disgust. Someone on the yearbook committee took the time out of their day to perpetuate racial discrimination against our small school. This, after a long […]
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Berkeley High students from AMPS school denounce offensive yearbook comment
Students from the AMPS school at Berkeley High have issued a response to an offensive comment about the program in the school’s 2015 yearbook. This photo, taken by the yearbook staff, shows seniors in the AMPS school. Photo; BHS Students from the AMPS school at Berkeley High have issued a response to an offensive comment about the program in the school’s […]
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Berkeley High recalls yearbook due to offensive comment
The 2015 Berkeley High yearbook is being recalled due to an offensive comment on one of its pages. Photo: Melati Citrawireja See clarification at the foot of this story. Update, June 4, 1:30 p.m. The Berkeley High School Black Student Union (BSU) released a statement to Berkeleyside late Wednesday night reflecting on the yearbook incident as […]