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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | BUSD achievement gap among nation's worst | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

Sexual harassment

Posted inSchools

Can Jasmina Viteskic reform Berkeley schools’ Title IX office?

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Jan. 10, 2023, 11:59 a.m.January 12, 2023

Student leaders trust her. She’s made the complaint process less painful. But can the charismatic Title IX coordinator fix how the district handles sexual assault?

Berkeley City Council School Board candidate photos
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Election 2022: School board candidates answer Berkeleyside questions

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Sept. 27, 2022, 4:20 p.m.October 17, 2022

Meet your school board candidates in Berkeley’s November 2022 election.

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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.

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Berkeley school district faces 2 more child sex abuse lawsuits

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich May 31, 2022, 5:00 p.m.August 25, 2022

The lawsuits claim staff members at two elementary schools sexually abused students in 1967 and 1995 and the schools failed to stop it.

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3 Berkeley High custodians sue over sexual harassment, gender discrimination

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich April 26, 2022, 4:47 p.m.August 4, 2022

This is the second lawsuit since 2019 to describe a culture of sexual harassment and unequal treatment in Berkeley High’s custodial department.

District settles sexual assault lawsuit that sparked Berkeley High walkout
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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.

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Berkeleyside’s Ally Markovich wins SPJ NorCal award for speaking ‘truth to power’

Zac Farber by Zac Farber March 16, 2022, 1:05 p.m.December 15, 2022

She won a James Madison Freedom of Information Award for her deep dive into sexual misconduct allegations against a Berkeley High teacher.

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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.

Posted inObituaries

Remembering Barbara S. Bryant, Berkeley Law lecturer, sexual harassment legal expert, avid hiker

by Elizabeth M. Williams Feb. 16, 2022, 7:04 a.m.August 4, 2022

Bryant summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, hiked the John Muir Trail, attended 100-plus performances at Berkeley Rep and San Francisco Opera, and rode a Harley-Davidson in San Francisco’s Pride Parade.

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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.”

Posted inSchools

Berkeley High knew for 15 years of allegations chemistry teacher sexually harassed students

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 23, 2021, 4:41 p.m.August 4, 2022

After years of sexual misconduct complaints, the school district signed a gag order allowing Matthew Bissell to quietly resign.

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