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Longfellow Middle School underwent a lockdown after school staff learned that a former student who had returned to the school allegedly may have had a weapon, according to a press release from Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Superintendent Brent Stephens.
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Former Berkeley High School teacher Matthew Bissell’s teaching credential will be revoked after facing allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
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The UC Berkeley community and the city of Berkeley marked International Women’s Day Tuesday by recognizing activists both locally and internationally.
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Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, is continuing to develop its African American Success Initiative, or AASI, during the spring 2022 semester.
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Ransom was a point guard with below-average height, who recorded well-above-average stats for a university student body that looked little like him.
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Gene “The Dream” Ransom, one of the most successful basketball players to come out of UC Berkeley, was killed Feb. 4 while driving on I-880 in Oakland.
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A federal appeals judge ruled last week that Amer Alhaggagi, a Berkeley High School graduate who was sentenced to 15 years in high-security prison for providing material support to ISIS in 2019, would be receiving a reduced sentence.
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The Berkeley Police Accountability Board met Wednesday evening to open an investigation into a recent death under the jurisdiction of the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, a fight at Berkeley High School, policy concerns and to elect a new chair and vice chair.
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An increased number of students from kindergarten through 12th grade are dealing with social, emotional and behavioral challenges since returning to campus in August.
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A Berkeley High School teacher resigned after sexual misconduct allegations against him were verified. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks is pursuing legal change.
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