Laura Babitt, Ana Vasudeo win school board seats with campaigns for smart school reopening, student safety
The two candidates will take over for Judy Appel and Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, who are both retiring from the board.
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January is the earliest Berkeley middle, high schoolers could return to campus
With BUSD’s phased reopening plan, middle and high schools are not likely to reopen before elementary campuses.
Distance learning equity, student safety are critical issues for Berkeley School Board candidates
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
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.
UC Berkeley will only partially reopen to students in the fall. Most learning will be remote
The university will offer optional in-person classes for smaller discussion sections for large lectures and other activities.
UC Berkeley to suspend ‘most in-person classes’ starting Tuesday to limit coronavirus risk
The University of California at Berkeley has decided to suspend most in-person classes starting Tuesday to limit coronavirus (COVID-19) risk on campus, Berkeleyside has learned.
BUSD says school staff did report alleged sexual assault to Berkeley police
On Friday, the Berkeley Unified School District publicly denied a recent claim by a student that a Berkeley High staff member failed to tell police about her sexual assault report.
Anger, fear at Berkeley High in wake of sexual assault accusations
Campus culture and safety issues have bubbled to the surface at Berkeley High School this week, with students publicly accusing their classmates of sexual assault and their administration of failing to prevent it.
BHS staff failed student who was sexually assaulted on campus, lawsuit says
A female student at Berkeley High School has sued the Berkeley Unified School District over how administrators handled her attempted rape on campus last year, new records show.
San Pablo man arrested in shooting that wounded man near UC Berkeley
Authorities announced the arrest Thursday of a San Pablo man they say shot an innocent bystander in a crowd after a dispute near Telegraph earlier this month.
Person wounded during early-morning shooting near UC Berkeley campus
Police are investigating a shooting near UC Berkeley early Sunday morning that sent one person to the hospital, authorities report. There have been at least 26 confirmed gunfire incidents in Berkeley in 2019.
Police respond to sound of gunfire near Cal campus; no victims found
Officers investigated the sound of gunfire Monday night near the UC Berkeley campus, authorities report.
