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Student, staff absences rise at Berkeley schools amid omicron surge

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Jan. 06, 2022, 4:29 p.m.August 4, 2022

Committed to keeping schools open, the district is ramping up testing and passed a booster-or-test policy that take effect Feb. 25.

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Buffy Wicks considers legal changes to prevent educator sexual misconduct from getting ‘swept under the rug’

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 05, 2021, 7:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Prompted by Berkeleyside’s investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against a Berkeley High teacher, Wicks is considering changes to the California Public Records Act and Education Code.

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In 2nd lawsuit, another student accuses Berkeley High chemistry teacher of sexual assault

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 03, 2021, 4:59 p.m.August 4, 2022

The suit argues that the Berkeley school district’s inaction reveals a pattern of protecting “predators over students.”

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Berkeley High’s jazz bands return to the stage this week

Avatar photo by Andrew Gilbert Nov. 02, 2021, 4:14 p.m.August 4, 2022

The bands are playing their first concerts since the start of the pandemic at the Berkeley High School Little Theatre.

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Berkeley High records year’s first COVID-19 outbreak

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Oct. 29, 2021, 12:18 p.m.November 1, 2021

At least five students have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 700 people have been identified as close contacts in connection with an outbreak associated with a Berkeley High sports team.

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Berkeley mandated ethnic studies 30 years ahead of California. Now the district’s going a step further.

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Oct. 20, 2021, 4:59 p.m.August 4, 2022

In 1990, Berkeley High became one of the first schools in the nation to require ethnic studies. With the state following suit earlier this month, BUSD plans to expand ethnic studies to all grade levels.

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Men ‘flashed’ gun at Berkeley High students Friday, then left campus

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Oct. 18, 2021, 1:01 p.m.October 18, 2021

The men were “looking for a particular student,” according to an email BHS Principal Juan Raygoza sent to the school community Friday night.

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Student’s testimony puts pressure on school board to move faster on sexual harm reforms

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Oct. 08, 2021, 5:51 p.m.August 4, 2022

A Berkeley High student gave a harrowing account of what happened when she tried to report her sexual assault in 2019, hoping to spur action.

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Berkeley High’s pandemic yearbook is a time capsule of a historic year

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Oct. 05, 2021, 1:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

With schools shut, yearbook staff were tasked with the impossible: commemorating a year at home.

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‘Our single biggest challenge’: Staff and substitute shortages put pressure on Berkeley schools

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Sept. 13, 2021, 4:52 p.m.September 14, 2021

Berkeley Unified faces a shortage of substitute teachers, after-school care providers, and special education aides.

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Berkeley schools scramble under strain of delta variant

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 26, 2021, 2:29 p.m.August 30, 2021

A week and a half after the start of classes, the district is bracing for an uptick in COVID-19 case counts. About 16% of staff aren’t fully vaccinated. And remote learning enrollment, still very low, ticks upward.

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Former Berkeley High teacher Matthew Bissell tried to dodge being served with sexual assault lawsuit, source says

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 24, 2021, 2:48 p.m.August 4, 2022

Matthew Bissell was finally served on Aug. 19, two months after the lawsuit was initially filed.

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