Berkeley High School Stop Harassing held a presentation on Wednesday, February 13. The student run organization aims to “end the culture of harassment” at Berkeley High School, as stated by member Tilden Skoble, a BHS sophomore.
Recent changes have been proposed to the Title IX policy nationwide, which, according to the Berkeley Unified School District’s Title IX Coordinator, Chelsea Yogerst, would dictate the way that schools across the country handle allegations of discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment and sexual assault.
On November 28, 2018, members of Berkeley High School Stop Harassing addressed claims of sexual harassment at Cragmont Elementary School in Berkeley at a school board meeting.
Illustration by Siena Laws The Green Dot Bystander Initiative is a program that trains peers to prevent and diffuse dangerous situations. At Berkeley High School, this program was adopted in early 2017 in response to the alarming frequency of reported sexual harassment incidents, and the frustration within the BHS community about how certain instances
Photograph by Sarah Weaver On September 24, 2018, Berkeley Unified School District’s new Title IX Coordinator and Compliance Officer, Chelsea Yogerst, began work.
Illustration by Grace Schafer Perry In the last few decades, female athletes in the United States have had widespread success in international competition.
Illustration by Elena Griedel A new Berkeley Unified School District complaint form was established as part of an effort to simplify the process of filing a complaint.
