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Berkeley High School

Posted inObituaries

Remembering Teo Surasky, funny, compassionate teen who passed away a month after graduating Berkeley High

by Guest contributor April 22, 2022, 8:27 a.m.August 4, 2022

As a newborn baby, he starred in ‘Teaching Teo,’ a mockumentary about ‘politically correct child rearing, Berkeley-lesbian style.’ He grew into a man who was a light in everyone’s life.

Posted inCrime & Safety

After carjacking of BHS Mountain Bike Team members, community raises $22K

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso April 19, 2022, 6:16 p.m.August 4, 2022

Carjacking is rare in Berkeley and the targeting of BHS students, coaches and their bikes made the incident particularly shocking.

District settles sexual assault lawsuit that sparked Berkeley High walkout
Posted inSchools

District settles sexual assault lawsuit that sparked Berkeley High walkout

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich March 28, 2022, 4:56 p.m.August 4, 2022

A former student had sued the Berkeley school district for negligence after she said she was assaulted in a classroom three years ago.

Posted inSchools

Update: Teacher in sexual assault suits has license revoked

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich March 11, 2022, 4:34 p.m.August 4, 2022

Matthew Bissell is no longer allowed to teach in California public schools after a commission permanently revoked his teaching credential.

How the war in Ukraine is being taught in Berkeley schools
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How the war in Ukraine is being taught in Berkeley schools

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich March 10, 2022, 9:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

History teachers have been fielding questions about Russia’s nuclear capabilities, Putin’s motivations and whether the draft would return if the U.S. joins the war.

Posted inObituaries

Remembering Daniel Dean, Berkeley school counselor who led push for city’s landmarking law

by Shirley, Daniel and John Dean March 07, 2022, 3:31 p.m.August 4, 2022

He was also a supportive husband to Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean, and worked in her political campaigns. He died at 93.

Ka’Dijah Brown, 30, is the Berkeley school board’s youngest ever president 
Posted inSchools

Ka’Dijah Brown, 30, is the Berkeley school board’s youngest president ever

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich March 02, 2022, 4:07 p.m.August 4, 2022

Ka’Dijah Brown, the board’s leader since December, shared her views on racism in Berkeley schools and decisions the board could have made differently.

Posted inCommunity

Gene Ransom, basketball star killed in freeway shooting, was shaped by youth in Berkeley

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Feb. 08, 2022, 4:29 p.m.August 4, 2022

Ransom, who was shot and killed on I-880 on Friday, was guided by Berkeley mentors and the city’s multicultural spirit.

Posted inSchools

Berkeley school board considers lifting some COVID restrictions as omicron surge recedes

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Feb. 04, 2022, 4:56 p.m.February 5, 2022

School board directors discussed lifting outdoor mask mandates and restrictions on field trips. Plus, they discussed a vaccine mandate for staff.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Berkeley High graduate who helped ISIS has sentence cut in half, will be released this year

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Jan. 31, 2022, 4:56 p.m.October 6, 2022

A federal judge reduced the sentence because there was insufficient proof Amer Alhaggagi intended to harm the U.S. government.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Police: Student who brought replica gun onto BHS campus arrested after large fight downtown

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 20, 2022, 3:55 p.m.August 4, 2022

The BB gun had a “steel slide and polymer frame” and “all the visible markings of a real handgun,” police said.

Posted inSchools

Berkeley schools rely on testing, not contact tracing, to battle omicron surge

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Jan. 20, 2022, 12:54 p.m.August 4, 2022

The district is relying on its new twice-weekly testing regimen and is giving two KN95 masks to all staff and students.

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