The California Department of Education said BUSD underplayed the extent to which a student was being harassed, misclassifying the taunts she received as bullying rather than sexual harassment.
All week, students are putting on events to protest the Supreme Court nominee and express support for his accusers.
Roy Charles Waller, 58, was arrested as he arrived at work in Berkeley on Thursday.
Berkeleyside is joining dozens of other media organizations in an initiative to thoroughly track and analyze hate crime and harassment data.
Deborah Wood’s opinion piece on how UC Berkeley addresses sexual misconduct identifies some of the challenges and raises a number of issues, on which we offer some reflections.
Events range from screenings of 'Hidden Figures' and vagina-shaped cookie decorating to a rally in the park after school on Thursday.
Berkeley High should ensure survivors of sexual assault or harassment can avoid contact with the alleged perpetrator, switching classes, if necessary.
The dismissal ties up the latest case in a string of sexual misconduct controversies involving Cal faculty in recent years.
Former law dean Sujit Choudhry and the UC Regents have settled the Tyann Sorrell lawsuit alleging sexual harassment
Many students are frustrated at the pace BUSD responds to sexual harassment claims but a newly hired Title IX coordinator might help.
Bay Area rock band The Blondies have grown up together, working their way up from summer camp stages to venues like the Stork Club in Oakland and Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco. The members, some freshly graduated from high school, are navigating the adult world, and it’s reflected in their music.
Lawyers for Yann Hufnagel, the Cal assistant basketball coach who was relieved of his duties on March 14 following a finding that he had violated the university’s sexual harassment policy, have presented the university with new evidence they say proves his innocence.
See statement from UC Berkeley at foot of story as well as a link to the redacted investigative report.
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