The Berkeley School Board unanimously appointed Erin Schweng as the new principal of Berkeley High during closed session Wednesday night, and the resignation of former Principal Sam Pasarow was announced.
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Parents demand school district break silence on Berkeley High principal’s unexplained leave
Berkeley High principal Sam Pasarow went on sudden paid leave Dec. 6. No explanation was offered to the school community, with the district citing confidentiality reasons. Photo: Mark Coplan The Berkeley PTA Council has launched a petition demanding that the school district explain why Berkeley High principal Sam Pasarow went on abrupt leave on Dec. 6. […]
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Berkeley High principal on sudden leave; VP in charge
Berkeley High Principal Sam Pasarow at a meeting with teachers and staff when he began at BHS in 2015. Photo: Mark Coplan Beginning Tuesday, Berkeley High Principal Sam Pasarow will be on leave, and Vice Principal Erin Schweng will oversee campus operations, according to a brief email sent to BHS families Monday evening by a school […]
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Berkeley High may overhaul schedule, classes to address achievement gap
A proposed redesign would shift the school’s current structure, which has students enter specific learning communities, and create a universal ninth grade.
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Update: School officials say threat to Berkeley High shared on Facebook is false
Berkeley High School is holding a special day of programming Wednesday in the wake of a racist threat that pinpointed Dec. 9. Photo: Nancy Rubin Update, 3 p.m. Berkeley Police said they are not investigating this as a crime. Update, 12:30 p.m. Berkeley High says that, after speaking with the Berkeley Police Department, it does not believe […]
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Berkeley High to ‘take back the day’ after racist incident
Berkeley High students marched through the UC Berkeley campus on Nov. 5 in support of racial justice after a racist threat was left on a school computer. Photo: Lance Knobel Berkeley High students marched through the UC Berkeley campus on Nov. 5 in support of racial justice after a racist threat was left on a school computer. […]
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Berkeley High students wear black to show solidarity
Around 500 students and staff wore black for “Blackout day” at Berkeley High. Photo: Mark Coplan Around 500 students and staff wore black for “Blackout day” at Berkeley High. Photo: Mark Coplan UPDATE, 10:48 a.m. BUSD Superintendent Donald Evans sent out an email to the school community at around 10:30 a.m Friday in which he talked about the recent […]
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BHS student to be disciplined after racist statement
Students demonstrated last week after the discovery of a racist, threatening statement on a Berkeley High computer. Photo: Jackson Grigsby The student who posted an inflammatory and racist statement on a Berkeley High School library computer last week was a student of color, according to a school district spokesman. But the student, a male freshman, was not […]
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Berkeley High student linked to racist ‘screen hack’
Berkeley High Principal Sam Pasarow (left) said the student responsible for Wednesday’s screen hack has been identified. Photo: Lance Knobel Berkeley High Principal Sam Pasarow (left) said the student responsible for Wednesday’s screen hack has been identified. Photo: Lance Knobel By Emilie Raguso and Lance Knobel Berkeley High School administrators say they have identified the […]
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Berkeley High students walk out, rally after racist threats
Berkeley High students marched through the UC Berkeley campus Thursday in support of racial justice. Photo: Lance Knobel By Tracey Taylor, Lance Knobel and Emilie Raguso Update, Nov. 10: Listen to Berkeley High Principal Sam Pasarow, Berkeley High Black Student Union co-president Alecia Harger, and Berkeleyside co-founder Lance Knobel discuss the walkout and what provoked […]
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Racist threats posted on Berkeley High library computer
Berkeley High School, where a racist message threatening violence against African Americans was found on a library computer on Nov. 4. 2015. Photo: Nancy Rubin [Editor’s Note: The following story contains graphic language and images that are disturbing.] The Berkeley High School community is reeling after a racist message threatening violence against African Americans was found on a […]
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Berkeley’s 16 schools welcome students back for new year, Pasarow starts as principal at BHS
New Berkeley High principal Sam Pasarow at a preparatory meeting on Aug. 27, 2015 with teachers and staff at BHS. Photo: Mark Coplan More than 9,000 students returned to Berkeley’s 11 elementary, three middle and two high schools schools today. Detailed enrollments will be announced by the school district in the coming weeks, but spokesman […]
