The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use among children aged five to 11 on October 29. The first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved was the Pfizer vaccine, for which the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for those aged 16 years and older on December
This year’s seniors have spent almost half of high school online, and, as a result, many say that class pride and unity among the class of 2022 have taken a hit.
With hygiene and disinfecting more important than ever, Berkeley High School, like much of the state, is facing a custodial staff shortage. According to Jeffrey Snow, facilities and operations manager at BHS, there are currently 15 night custodians and one day custodian at BHS.
The Berkeley Unified School District School Board discussed the newly-implemented Coaching Boys into Men program, the Title IX office, and the Climate Literacy Resolution during their November 3 meeting. The meeting’s public comment section was filled with students, parents, teachers, and Berkeley community members voicing their support for the Climate Literacy Resolution, which passed
Welders with a combined worth of approximately $8,500 were stolen from Berkeley High School campus between the afternoon of October 8 and morning of October 11.
The Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement held an event for Día de los Muertos on October 30 at the Berkeley Adult School. The event included a low riding car exhibit, stalls from many different Berkeley businesses, and food stands selling pan dulce, birria tacos, and aguas frescas.
Berkeley High School students demanded consent education during their walkouts in February 2020. Now, over a year later, the school has followed through with several school-wide assemblies. Dean of Students Claudia Gonzalez, along with BHS’s Sexual Harm Advisory Committee, helped organize the assemblies and hired sexual educator Shafia Zaloom to run them.
School buses for Berkeley Unified School District elementary schools were out of service from Monday, October 18 to Thursday, October 21, due to bus drivers being exposed to COVID-19. Roughly one third of elementary school students take the bus, according to the BUSD website, with that number standing at 1,400 out of the 4,040
On the morning of Friday, October 15, prior to first period, two non-student adults came onto Berkeley High School campus. These men approached three students and said that they were looking for a particular student. It was reported by one of the three students that one of the men had a gun and flashed
Berkeley High School Spirit Week, one of the school’s longest-standing traditions, has been cancelled until further notice. In the past several months, disruptions of many forms have taken place on campus, including fights, vandalism, the frequent pulling of fire alarms, and an incident with an adult coming on to campus with a gun.
The Berkeley Unified School District School Board discussed topics ranging from Title IX policies to environmental literacy at its October 20 meeting. During public comment, multiple teachers voiced their concerns to the board about the challenges that they have been facing with the transition back to in-person school.
On October 6, the Berkeley Unified School District School Board passed a policy requiring that students aged 12 years or older either receive a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly tests.
The Berkeley City Council approved a set of regulations for the micromobility industry in Berkeley on September 28, meaning that electric bikes and scooter companies could soon legally distribute these electric transportation options in Berkeley. On July 10, 2018, the city council approved a referral to the city manager to consider allowing electric scooter companies
At the start of the 2022-23 school year, public schools in California serving students in grades six through twelve will be required to stock all girls’ and gender neutral restrooms, and one boys’ restroom with free pads and tampons.
The Berkeley Unified School District discussed many topics at the October 6 meeting, including Title IX issues and recent sexual assault cases at Berkeley High School.
Students at several Bay Area high schools have organized walkouts and movements against sexual harm in recent weeks. Both Oakland School for the Arts and Bishop O’Dowd High School students, in particular, have organized these events.
“Art is healing for me,” said Galilea Caro, a Berkeley High School senior in Academic Choice. “I don’t put pressure on myself to make something perfect.” Caro started painting in the first grade and considers it to be a major part of her life.
At its September 22 meeting, the Berkeley Unified School District School Board discussed topics such as a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for eligible students, Latinx and BLM resolutions, and Berkeley High School’s sports teams’ need for accessibility to their gyms.
