Note: when you join the meeting you will have to enter your email address, but it will then redirect you to the meeting!
Mentorship Program Following the panel discussion, consider getting involved in the mentorship program in order to participate in projects and research at UC Berkeley. Reach out to Zephyr Zoidis if you have any questions.
If you missed out on the Know Your Rights workshop on October 26, then you can watch the recorded webinar by clicking on the link below. Thank you to our guest speakers
Student Bulletin Episodes release by Wednesday < < < new date as of 10.26
Student Video Bulletin
Positive Shoutouts
CSF Fundraiser at Panda Express
This is an online fundraiser through Panda Express, on November 5, to support the California Scholarship Federation, which has a chapter at Berkeley High. It’s super simple, just follow the steps on the image above, and then make sure to forward or send a screenshot of your receipt (including the pre-tax total) to sienacohenparikh@students.berkeley.net. Remember that you must order directly from pandaexpress.com, or use their app, and use the promo code: 900167, and don’t forget to share the receipt! Thank you!
Sign Petition for Compostable Bags
Are you or your family a regular customer at Berkeley Bowl? If so, please help out BHS Zero Waste)’s initiative to get Berkeley Bowl to switch to compostable produce bags by filling out a very short survey. It will only take 1 minute, but it will really help us! You can click on this link to fill out the form. Please share the survey as well.
The Academic Choice Leadership Club is happy to announce that we are hosting a
Halloween Movie Night on October 28th at 8:30pm. We understand that distance learning has been very difficult for many of us and that Halloween this year won’t be the same and so, to try and promote some normalcy in our student life, we have this movie night! All Academic Choice students are welcome to attend and even bring students outside of AC.
Please RSVP at aclc.carrd.co/ and/or DM us @ac.leadership on Instagram.
On November 17th (date changed as of Nov. 7) at 7:00 P.M, ASB leadership will be hosting a virtual concert with the Pacific BoyChoir Academy as a fundraiser for the Berkeley Sexual Harm Survivors Support Group. This Support Group is an organization that dedicates itself to supporting survivors through hosting free sessions facilitated by a trained therapist to survivors of sexual harm. Due to the session being free the group requires funds to help pay for the therapist’s facilitation.
The PBA is a 2x Grammy award winning choir group that has toured different parts of the world giving performances to the likes of Joe Montana, Chabad Telethon, and Zach Galifianakis. The concert will feature music from Kanye West, The Beatles, Oasis, The Weekend, and many more artists and genres.
The tickets to the virtual concert can be purchased here for $10 each with all proceeds going to the group. Please come out and lend your support for the Berkeley Sexual Harm Support Group. We hope to see you there, get tickets now! If you have any questions please contact Zephyr
Need Writing & Editing Support???
If you need writing support or would like an assignment edited, take advantage of an amazing BHS resource: the Rising Writers Club!
RWC is held in the Virtual Student Learning Center (VSLC) on Wednesdays after school from 3:30 to 6:00, along with other tutoring resources. If you cannot attend at this time, email bhsrisingwriters@gmail.com for personalized editing with a peer!
October 31 is the Last Day to Register a Student Club
This is a reminder that the deadline for submitting club registration will close on October 31. Visit the ASB Leadership Clubs webpage to learn more about creating a new club.
Redwood Literary Magazine October Issue Now Available
Redwood Literary Magazine at Berkeley High has published its October 2020 issue! Read fiction and poetry written by your peers at redwoodberkeleyhigh.com. Interested in writing for Redwood? Email redwoodberkeleyhigh@gmail.com.
BHS Jacket Voter Portrait Project
With the upcoming 2020 Presidential elections, the BHS Jacket Illustration Staff is planning on having a Voter Portrait Project to encourage voter turnouts amongst highschool students. To seniors who are planning on voting (or have voted), please contact us at bhsjacketillustration@gmail.com. We will complete a simple portraiture of you and post it on the Jacket instagram to raise awareness/visibility of student voters. Make sure to register to vote by October 19th, and to turn in submissions before November 3rd.
This is a nonpartisan ballot guide for Berkeley voters compiled by Berkeley Vote16. This ballot guide is intended to be digestible for a wide range of audiences, including young people and first time voters. Berkeley Vote16 is a nonpartisan organization made up of Berkeley youth who are interested in politics and working to implement Measure Y1, which legally gives 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in Berkeley School Board elections. Please distribute this ballot guide throughout your family and community as a way to help everyone understand and engage with voting and the specifics of their ballots.
The October 29th Blood Drive is completely full so look out for other drives in the area. You have to make an appointment beforehand at RedCrossBlood.org. Thank you!
December 7th is the first day of official practice and tryouts for our Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, both Volleyball, and both Water Polo teams. To find coaches’ contact information, go to our website at https://sites.google.com/berkeley.net/bhsathletics/home
Only Cleared Student-Athletes can participate.
Please go here to register as soon as possible (deadline is NOV 30):
Stay informed about BHS Athletics during these uncertain times by visiting our website and Twitter feed (@BHSjacketSports) frequently.
Go Jackets!
Seeeniooors!!!
‘21 we have a class update for you….If you have not seen the message from BHS Yearbook about senior portraits, they are now accepting your photos until November 30. Seniors will need to follow specific guidelines when taking the photos, as outlined in their message. This year, you can choose your own photographer.
If you do not submit a senior portrait, we will use your junior year photo instead. If you do not have access to the Internet or a phone/camera, dm on Instagram @berkeleyearbook or email bhsyearbook@berkeley.net and we can figure something out. Submit photos on eShare.
If you would like to take and submit a senior portrait in your Class of 2021 cap, gown and tassel, then order soon! Achievers is accepting orders online, over the phone or by mail. Orders will begin shipping on October 26th. After this date, they will ship your order directly to your home as soon as it is placed.
GRADUATION ORDERS:
Achievers is now taking orders for all your graduation needs from cap & gowns to announcements, rings, and other grad swag. Achievers offers packages for grad items or just the cap & gown by itself. All Senior families should receive emails and maybe a catalog in the mail with more info on how to place their graduation orders. Senior families can submit their order in one of (3) ways: online, over the phone, or by mail.
Mail: Achievers Inc. 877 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA 95112
DELIVERY:
Achievers will start shipping cap/gown orders directly to your home after October 26th via FEDEX.
Plans for graduation, prom, senior sunrise among other activities are still being explored. We will share what we can when we know it on the bulletin, etree, senior letter and Instagram.
If anyone is interested in submitting an announcement this year, there are some basic guidelines to follow:
Here are the basic guidelines for submitting a bulletin:
1. It must be relevant to roughly 100 or more students or staff members.
2. It must be a message that promotes community and builds up positive school culture.
3. Please no birthday announcements or personal requests.
Student Bulletin Episodes release on Wednesdays < < < new starting 10.26
Know Your Rights Workshop
This upcoming Monday, October 26th ASB leadership will be hosting a Know Your Rights workshop. The workshop will be led by public attorneys from the “ACLU” and “Public Justice” and will cover student rights in regards to protest rights and the right to be free from sex and race discrimination. This event is meant to empower students at Berkeley High so that they can take action when injustices arise, in and outside of the classroom. There will be plenty of time for any questions and we look forward to seeing you there.
On November 17th (date changed as of Nov. 7) at 7:00 P.M, ASB leadership will be hosting a virtual concert with the Pacific BoyChoir Academy as a fundraiser for the Berkeley Sexual Harm Survivors Support Group. This Support Group is an organization that dedicates itself to supporting survivors through hosting free sessions facilitated by a trained therapist to survivors of sexual harm. Due to the session being free the group requires funds to help pay for the therapist’s facilitation.
The PBA is a 3x Grammy award winning choir group that has toured different parts of the world giving performances to the likes of Joe Montana, Chabad Telethon, and Zach Galifianakis. The concert will feature music from Kanye West, The Beatles, Oasis, The Weekend, and many more artists and genres.
The tickets to the virtual concert can be purchased here for $10 each with all proceeds going to the group. Please come out and lend your support for the Berkeley Sexual Harm Support Group. We hope to see you there, get tickets now! If you have any questions please contact Zephyr
Walk & Roll Week!
The week of October 19th-23rd, Berkeley High will be participating in International Walk & Roll Week! This is a worldwide celebration designed to encourage students and school communities to walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized transportation. You can use a virtual form to log your activities, and submit them for a chance to win a prize. To find more details, including the online form, go to: https://alamedacountysr2s.org/our-services/plan-an-event/iwr2sd/
BHS Jacket Voter Portrait Project
With the upcoming 2020 Presidential elections, the BHS Jacket Illustration Staff is planning on having a Voter Portrait Project to encourage voter turnouts amongst highschool students. To seniors who are planning on voting (or have voted), please contact us at bhsjacketillustration@gmail.com. We will complete a simple portraiture of you and post it on the Jacket instagram to raise awareness/visibility of student voters. Make sure to register to vote by October 19th, and to turn in submissions before November 3rd.
This is a nonpartisan ballot guide for Berkeley voters compiled by Berkeley Vote16. This ballot guide is intended to be digestible for a wide range of audiences, including young people and first time voters. Berkeley Vote16 is a nonpartisan organization made up of Berkeley youth who are interested in politics and working to implement Measure Y1, which legally gives 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in Berkeley School Board elections. Please distribute this ballot guide throughout your family and community as a way to help everyone understand and engage with voting and the specifics of their ballots.
Red Cross Blood Drive October 29 NOW FULL AS OF 10.21.2020
NOW FULL AS OF 10.21.2020
Hey everyone, there will be a blood drive at Berkeley High School in the Donahue Gym on October 29th, 2020. Please consider donating blood or sharing this information to your friends and families, especially under these circumstances! Help someone’s life. Everyday, many people could be saved by donated blood. Please also remember that you have to make an appointment beforehand and you can make one at RedCrossBlood.org. Thank you! NOW FULL AS OF 10.21.2020
December 7th is the first day of official practice and tryouts for our Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, both Volleyball, and both Water Polo teams. To find coaches’ contact information, go to our website at https://sites.google.com/berkeley.net/bhsathletics/home
Only Cleared Student-Athletes can participate.
Please go here to register as soon as possible (deadline is NOV 30):
Stay informed about BHS Athletics during these uncertain times by visiting our website and Twitter feed (@BHSjacketSports) frequently.
Go Jackets!
Seeeniooors!!!
‘21
21 we have a class update for you….If you have not seen the message from BHS Yearbook about senior portraits, they are now accepting your photos until November 30. Seniors will need to follow specific guidelines when taking the photos, as outlined in their message. This year, you can choose your own photographer.
If you do not submit a senior portrait, we will use your junior year photo instead. If you do not have access to the Internet or a phone/camera, dm on Instagram @berkeleyearbook or email bhsyearbook@berkeley.net and we can figure something out. Submit photos on eShare.
If you would like to take and submit a senior portrait in your Class of 2021 cap, gown and tassel, then order soon! Achievers is accepting orders online, over the phone or by mail. Orders will begin shipping on October 26th. After this date, they will ship your order directly to your home as soon as it is placed.
GRADUATION ORDERS:
Achievers is now taking orders for all your graduation needs from cap & gowns to announcements, rings, and other grad swag. Achievers offers packages for grad items or just the cap & gown by itself. All Senior families should receive emails and maybe a catalog in the mail with more info on how to place their graduation orders. Senior families can submit their order in one of (3) ways: online, over the phone, or by mail.
Mail: Achievers Inc. 877 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA 95112
DELIVERY:
Achievers will start shipping cap/gown orders directly to your home after October 26th via FEDEX.
Plans for graduation, prom, senior sunrise among other activities are still being explored. We will share what we can when we know it on the bulletin, etree, senior letter and Instagram.
If anyone is interested in submitting an announcement this year, there are some basic guidelines to follow:
Here are the basic guidelines for submitting a bulletin:
1. It must be relevant to roughly 100 or more students or staff members.
2. It must be a message that promotes community and builds up positive school culture.
3. Please no birthday announcements or personal requests.
Shout out to: Nicole Fitzhugh Amanda, Ariel, and Olivia College counselors and CCC staff Counseling Staff Pablo Maylin, Ariel, Amanda All my teachers Chloe Burke Susi Lopez & Denise Fullerton Chris Strelioff Members of the MCSA, Berkeley College Advising Program and CCC staff!
Info about resources, events, and contacts will be shared constantly over the next few months.
Class of 2021 Senior Letter – frequently updated doc. Please refer to the Senior Letter to stay up-to-date as it is always the best first place to look for anything regarding graduation, diplomas, transcripts, activities, and other end-of-the-year items.
Senior Portraits – BHS Yearbookwill accept up to 2 pics following these specific guidelines (linked here) by November 30. Although we won’t have the convenience of LifeTouch taking portraits on campus, each senior is essentially being allowed to find their own photographer. Although it may not be as convenient as on-campus pics, there are benefits such as having more control over the time, date, styles, safety protocols, and cost. It is not a perfect solution, but everyone is adapting as best they can to the tremendous amount of uncertainty regarding plans even one month out from now. And this could all change in the spring, but for now BHS Yearbook has fairly strict deadlines to ensure that they can put together a yearbook by the end of the school year. If you do not submit a senior portrait, we will use your junior year photo instead.
Roots and Shoots – Local photographer that is offering socially-distanced portraits for a fee as early as this weekend.
Cap & Gown Orders – If you would like to take and submit a senior portrait in your Class of 2021 cap, gown and tassel, then order soon! Achievers Inc. is accepting orders online, over the phone or by mail. As soon as you order your cap and gown or announcements, class rings and other grad items, they will ship it directly to your home when they begin shipping on October 26th via FedEx.
Online: GraduationOrder.com (password bhs510)Phone: 408-441-7200 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm (English/Spanish)Mail: Achievers Inc. 877 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA 95112
Follow the Senior Class Leadership Instagram@berkeleyseniors21 As more information about activities and events pops up, we will post on the Senior Letter, share via email and the BHS e-tree, as well as any BHS socials. If you have any questions please reach out.
BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BULLETIN One big, red & gold family!
Felix Mousigian, Chief of Publicity Aaron Rumph, Chief of Publicity Mr. V, Director of Student Activities 2020-2021 ASB LeadershipWeek of October 12, 2020 The Student Bulletin Archives are always available here. Student Bulletin Video Episodes release Monday or Tuesday Student Bulletin messages release Monday & Thursday or Friday
Need a brain and body break during your distance learning week? Join us in the RJ drop in space Wednesdays for a time to de-stress physically and mentally with dynamic mindfulness – simple movements and breathing techniques that can help you feel refreshed and ready for the rest of your day. Wednesdays 11:30am-12:00pmZoom informationMeeting ID: 822 4730 8491Passcode: 392331
Friday 10/16 we are hosting the introductory meeting of the club BHS Students Demand Action. The meeting will be at 3 pm and all the information for the zoom will be on our Instagram (@studentsdemandactionbhs) or feel free to personally email either of us for the link if you don’t have Instagram. Our emails are georgiacorson@students.berkeley.net and zoetseng@students.berkeley.net . Make sure to stop by the meeting to learn more about our club and our plans for this year. And tell your friends to come too!
Get Berkeley Bowl to use Compostable Bulk Bags! We all know plastic is terrible for the environment, especially plastic bags. This flimsy material is the least recyclable of any plastic and kills 100,000 marine animals every year. One easy switch grocery stores can make is adopting the use of compostable bags instead of plastic bags for loose produce. In order to make change on a larger scale, we need to start locally, and that means holding local businesses accountable for their plastic consumption. Making this switch for Berkeley Bowl would not be any more inconvenient for consumers nor would it be more expensive, but it would be hugely beneficial for the environment. http://chng.it/zPSVF9Mrzy
BHS Athletics Tryouts begin December 7th
December 7th is the first day of official practice and tryouts for our Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, both Volleyball, and both Water Polo teams. To find coaches’ contact information, go to our website at http://berkeleyhighathletics.org Only Cleared Student-Athletes can participate. Please go here to register as soon as possible (deadline is NOV 30):https://sites.google.com/berkeley.net/bhsathletics/Resources/athlete-registration Stay informed about BHS Athletics during these uncertain times by visiting our website and Twitter feed (@BHSjacketSports) frequently. Go Jackets
Auditions for Our Monologues are starting soon!
The production is an amazing opportunity for actors, singers, dancers, and more to have a chance to be part of an impactful performance that is deeply rooted in our community. No prior experience is needed! If you are interested in signing up for auditions, fill out the Audition Interest Form under the Audition tab at ourmonologuesbhs.wordpress.com, and more information will be sent to you soon.
Senior Portraits & Cap & Gown Orders ’21 we have a class update for you….If you have not seen the message from BHS Yearbook about senior portraits, they are now accepting your photos until November 30. Seniors will need to follow specific guidelines when taking the photos, as outlined in their message. This year, you can choose your own photographer. If you would like to take and submit a senior portrait in your Class of 2021 cap, gown and tassel, then order soon! Achievers Inc. is accepting orders online, over the phone or by mail. Orders will begin shipping on October 26th. After this date, they will ship your order directly to your home as soon as it is placed.
GRADUATION ORDERS: Achievers is now taking orders for all your graduation needs from cap & gowns to announcements, rings, and other grad swag. Achievers offers packages for grad items or just the cap & gown by itself. All Senior families should receive emails and maybe a catalog in the mail with more info on how to place their graduation orders. Senior families can submit their order in one of (3) ways: online, over the phone, or by mail.
Online: GraduationOrder.com (password bhs510) Phone: 408-441-7200 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm (English/Spanish) Mail: Achievers Inc. 877 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA 95112
DELIVERY: Achievers will start shipping cap/gown orders directly to your home after October 26th via FEDEX.
Plans for graduation, prom, senior sunrise among other activities are still being explored. We will share what we can when we know it on the bulletin, etree, senior letter and Instagram. First Black Student Union Meeting is 10/15
Sign up for the 2020 – 2021 roster for Black Student Union! The link for the first General Body Meeting will be provided after filling out this form. The first meeting will be 10/15/2020 Follow us on our socials. IG: @berkeleybsu Twitter: @berkeleybsu
UC Berkeley Graduate students & Professors will present about Race in short segments, allowing for a minimal time commitment, and an opportunity to ask questions and enlist in the mentorship program for research.
Learn more about Race Wed. Oct. 14 at 4pm Zoom Link Meeting ID: 946 2565 4581
Mentorship ProgramFollowing the panel discussion, consider getting involved in the mentorship program in order to participate in projects and research at UC Berkeley. Reach out to Zephyr Zoidis if you have any questions.
If anyone is interested in submitting an announcement this year, there are some basic guidelines to follow: Here are the basic guidelines for submitting a bulletin:1. It must be relevant to roughly 100 or more students or staff members. 2. It must be a message that promotes community and builds up positive school culture. 3. Please no birthday announcements or personal requests.
BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BULLETIN One big, red & gold family!
Felix Mousigian, Chief of Publicity Aaron Rumph, Chief of Publicity Mr. V, Director of Student Activities 2020-2021 ASB Leadership Week of October 5, 2020 The Student Bulletin Archives are always available here. Student Bulletin Video Episodes release Monday or Tuesday Student Bulletin messages release Monday & Thursday or Friday
Student Bulletin Episode 7
Friday Shoutouts
Join Our Club Education For A Younger Generation!!
Our club will meet once a week on Tuesdays at lunch. We will create slideshows on relevant issues in our society that we want to educate middle schoolers on! Those topics include body image, mental health, how to feel comfortable using the word no etc. Later in the year we will present the slideshows we make over zoom to the middle schoolers interested. If you want to sign up here is the Google Form! If you have any questions feel free to email me.
We are looking for a new opening theme song and backing track for this student video bulletin. And we are also taking video submissions for an upcoming assembly. If you have a video clip of a recent song, dance, rap, poem, soliloquy, dramatic reading, impersonation, or other, consider sharing it with the wider BHS community at our upcoming virtual assembly. Submit your video for consideration by October 9th.
It is cliche to state that this upcoming election is the most important one of our lifetimes, but also very true. Even though most high school students cannot place a vote in this election, you can have an impact in other ways. You can educate your older voting contacts about the issues. You can work at the polls. You can pre-register to vote. The more aware and engaged we all are, the better this will serve our community and democracy. BHS is hosting a student mock election that closes on the afternoon of October 5th with BHS results to be announced later in the week. Students check your email for the ballot if it isn’t past the deadline.For more info on California voter registration, please visit the BHS Leadership website. Remember 16 and 17 year olds can PRE-register to vote and 18 year olds, you can register online to vote in this year’s election up until October 19th. Make your voting plan today!
Class of ‘24 Freshman Mentorship Program We are really excited to invite you to the first Freshman Mentorship Program meeting on Wednesday October 7, at 1:30 pm.You have the opportunity to interact with and get advice from some exceptional upperclassmen and continue to build relationships with other students in your hive.The program will only be around 30 minutes per week, and less as the year goes on. You will meet with your group (2 mentors and around 6-10 freshmen) to check in, learn about our school, and just socialize in general. Here is a direct message from the mentors to the Class of 2024. You will get a follow-up email from your mentors with a Zoom link. We look forward to getting to know you! See you October 7th at 1:30 pm. P.S. If you have any questions you want an upperclassman to answer, enter it in this linked form. Go Jackets!
Upcoming Panel
UC Berkeley Graduate students & Professors will present about Democracy in short segments, allowing for a minimal time commitment, and an opportunity to ask questions and enlist in the mentorship program for research. Learn more about Democracy Wed. Oct. 7 at 4pm https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/99703589657 Meeting ID: 997 0358 9657 Mentorship Program
Following the panel discussion, consider getting involved in the mentorship program in order to participate in projects l at UC Berkeley. This can also be a great extracurricular activity for college applications. Reach out to Zephyr Zoidis if you have any questions.
College & Career Center Updates
Please review the weekly CCC message from Mary Jacobs for the latest college-related info. The message contains the schedule for college visits, essay readers, advising appointments with BHS counselors, study abroad options, application workshops, scholarships, and other great resources. You can always find a great wealth of information on the CCC website and the CCC Calendar.
Here is a list of this week’s college visits: Mon. 10/5/20 at 11:30am: Lewis & Clark College https://zoom.us/j/2513694049
If anyone is interested in submitting an announcement this year, there are some basic guidelines to follow:
Here are the basic guidelines for submitting a bulletin:
1. It must be relevant to roughly 100 or more students or staff members. 2. It must be a message that promotes community and builds up positive school culture. 3. Please no birthday announcements or personal requests. Please submit your morning announcement to the Google From: http://bit.ly/bhsstudentbulletin
The Berkeley Unified School District is committed to providing a hostile-free working and learning environment. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, bullying, intimidation, and retaliation, based on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status (related medical conditions), religion, color, national origin (including language restrictions and possession of a driver’s license (issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart attack), medical condition (cancer-related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance.
Discrimination is different treatment based on a protected characteristic in the context of an educational program, work or activity without a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason that interferes with or limits the individual’s ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by the District or includes an adverse employment action.
Hostile environment harassment occurs when a target is subjected to unwelcome conduct based on a protected characteristic, which is both subjectively offensive to the target and would be offensive to a reasonable person of similar circumstances/characteristics and is sufficiently so severe, and so pervasive to interfere with or limit an individual’s ability to effectively work or to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities offered by the District. Harassment may take many forms, including but not limited to, verbal remarks and name-calling, graphic and written statements, or any conduct that may be threatening or humiliating. Harassment based on any of the above protected categories is a form of unlawful discrimination and will not be tolerated by the District and can result in disciplinary action against the offending student or employee.
Upon witnessing an act of discrimination, harassment, bullying, intimidation, and retaliation, based on actual or perceived protected characteristics, school personnel are required to take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so. Once a school/office has expressed notice or reason to know of such conduct, whether carried out by employees, students, or third parties, it should take immediate and appropriate steps to investigate, determine what occurred, take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the conduct, eliminate a hostile environment, if one has been created and prevent the conduct from occurring again. These steps should be taken regardless of whether an individual makes a complaint or asks the school/office to take action. Complaints are protected from retaliation. The District prohibits retaliation against any person who files a complaint or an appeal, reports instances of noncompliance, discrimination, harassment, bullying, and intimidation, or who participates in the complaint-filing or investigation process. This nondiscriminatory policy applies to all acts related to school activity or school attendance within any school/office under the jurisdiction of the Berkeley Unified School District.
For more information, or to file a complaint please contact:District Title IX Coordinator/Compliance Officer Berkeley Unified School District, 2020 Bonar Street, Room 117, Berkeley CA 94702 Phone: (510) 486-9338; Email: complaints@berkeley.net