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Berkeley High School newspaper cuts cause concern for students

Several editors of the Berkeley Jacket, as well as their faculty adviser Dharini Rasiah, attend a Berkeley Unified School District board meeting to voice their concerns over the reduction in staff of the paper.
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Several editors of the Berkeley Jacket, as well as their faculty adviser Dharini Rasiah, attend a Berkeley Unified School District board meeting to voice their concerns over the reduction in staff of the paper.

The Berkeley High School student newspaper will no longer be able to support its staff of over one hundred students — a change that prompted dozens of students and supporters to appear at the school board meeting on Wednesday night. Read More…

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Berkeley High students face suspension following attendance scam

As many as 50 Berkeley High School students face suspension, expulsion or community service after administrators say they were found selling changes to classmates’ attendance records. School officials say a recent investigation found several students hacked into attendance data after obtaining an administrative password which they used to clear tardies Read More…

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Berkeley High School head of security charged with identity theft

The head of security at Berkeley High School was charged with identity theft at an arraignment Monday for allegedly stealing a teacher’s account information to pay his bills. William “Billy” Keys Jr. admitted to police that he used the account information of a special education teacher who also works at Read More…

Notes from the Field

Principal wants to cut back on truancy this year

Berkeley High School’s staff is starting out the school year with a renewed focus on attendance and communication, according to a letter sent out Wednesday to the high school community. Soumya Karlamangla is the assistant city news editor.

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Berkeley High School custodian shot Friday in an attempted robbery

A Berkeley High School custodian and his family were shot in an attempted robbery Friday morning, resulting in the death of the custodian’s mother, according to a Monday newsletter sent to the high school community. Dinesh Kumar, who was shot multiple times in his Richmond home, has stabilized and is Read More…