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Berkeley charter school teacher faces sexual assault allegations in civil lawsuit

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 23, 2022, 3:10 p.m.August 24, 2022

Three years ago, a former REALM Charter School teacher was exonerated in criminal court of sexually assaulting a student. Now the student is filing a civil suit.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Student charged in Berkeley High mass shooting plot sentenced to rehab facility

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 04, 2022, 10:57 a.m.August 4, 2022

The 16-year-old Berkeley High student pleaded guilty to a felony crime and his sentence includes time in a rehabilitation facility.

Berkeley High police cruiser. Photo: Emilie Raguso
Posted inCrime & Safety

BHS student charged after felony sexual assault of fellow student on campus

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso July 13, 2022, 11:11 a.m.August 4, 2022

The sexual assault occurred during school hours, police said.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Student, 16, arrested on suspicion of mass shooting, bomb plot at BHS

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso June 01, 2022, 4:58 p.m.August 4, 2022

Police say they seized “parts to explosives and assault rifles, several knives” and other concerning materials at the boy’s Berkeley home.

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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.

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UC Berkeley revokes recognition of 3 fraternities due to hazing activities

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 07, 2022, 4:58 p.m.January 12, 2022

Chi Phi and Theta Delta Chi have lost their official status until 2026 and Sigma Alpha Epsilon has lost its status until 2029.

Posted inCrime & Safety

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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Milvia Street getting 1 mile of protected bike lanes through downtown

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich July 07, 2021, 6:13 a.m.August 4, 2022

A project to make a dangerous, highly trafficked stretch of Milvia Street safer for cyclists is expected to wrap up in January.

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Laura Babitt, Ana Vasudeo win school board seats with campaigns for smart school reopening, student safety

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Nov. 04, 2020, 4:39 p.m.October 4, 2022

The two candidates will take over for Judy Appel and Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, who are both retiring from the board.

Berkeley High School, March 2018. Photo: Nancy Rubin
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January is the earliest Berkeley middle, high schoolers could return to campus

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Oct. 28, 2020, 4:54 p.m.August 4, 2022

With BUSD’s phased reopening plan, middle and high schools are not likely to reopen before elementary campuses.

five Berkeley School Board candidates
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Distance learning equity, student safety are critical issues for Berkeley School Board candidates

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Oct. 20, 2020, 1:00 p.m.October 7, 2022

In a race with no incumbents, six candidates are running to fill two seats during an academic year upended by COVID-19.

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What will ‘back to school’ look like in Berkeley? BUSD plans for hybrid learning — if COVID-19 restrictions ease

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli July 07, 2020, 4:57 p.m.August 4, 2022

BUSD will pair in-person classes with distance learning for K-12 students beginning in August — if, and only if, county and local shelter-in-place guidelines move to the next phase of reopening.

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