At emotional board meeting, Berkeley High students demand sexual assault prevention measures
Board members acknowledged, “The buck stops here.”
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Berkeley High students storm district office, speak frankly with superintendent
Superintendent Brent Stephens said the students have identified real structural issues with how the district handles sexual assault reports.
‘I want to scream’: Hundreds of Berkeley High students walk out of class in protest of ‘rape culture’
Students shared candid, emotional and angry accounts of trauma, as well as pleas for students and administrators to take these issues more seriously.
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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.
State says Berkeley Unified mishandled sexual harassment case
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.
Berkeley High students say ‘Stop Kavanaugh’ in somber video
All week, students are putting on events to protest the Supreme Court nominee and express support for his accusers.
UC Berkeley employee arrested in ‘NorCal Rapist’ cases
Roy Charles Waller, 58, was arrested as he arrived at work in Berkeley on Thursday.
Help Berkeleyside and other news sites document hate with ProPublica
Berkeleyside is joining dozens of other media organizations in an initiative to thoroughly track and analyze hate crime and harassment data.
Students, staff collaborate on Women’s Day extravaganza at Berkeley High
Events range from screenings of ‘Hidden Figures’ and vagina-shaped cookie decorating to a rally in the park after school on Thursday.
UC Berkeley fires South Asian studies professor for sexually harassing students
The dismissal ties up the latest case in a string of sexual misconduct controversies involving Cal faculty in recent years.
Former law dean, UC Berkeley settle sexual harassment suit
Former law dean Sujit Choudhry and the UC Regents have settled the Tyann Sorrell lawsuit alleging sexual harassment
Students ask BUSD for protection for sexual harassment victims
Many students are frustrated at the pace BUSD responds to sexual harassment claims but a newly hired Title IX coordinator might help.
