<p>Dear BHS Families and Staff:</p>
<p><br>At approximately 3:25 this afternoon, just before dismissal, our Campus Monitor at the A Gate (Milvia and Allston) observed police activity in Civic Center Park.</p>
<p><br>Our current understanding is that a drug deal was interrupted by an officer from the Berkeley Police Department and that both subjects involved attempted to flee the scene.</p>
<p><br>Preliminarily, what we understand is that one subject, an adult male, threw an object under a car parked behind the city building at the southeast corner of the park as he attempted to flee. </p>
<p><br>Students and citizens observing the activity believed it was a firearm and notified BPD officers on the scene. A replica firearm was soon recovered by officers from underneath the vehicle and that adult male (not a BHS student) was taken in to custody.</p>
<p><br>Concurrently, our Campus Monitor alerted administrators and safety officers as these events transpired and we temporarily closed our perimeter, restricting any entry to the campus for approximately 5 minutes. We did not activate a full campus lockdown as the incident appeared to be well contained by officers on the scene; however, the restricted perimeter was initiated as a precautionary measure until I could personally confer with officers on the scene.</p>
<p><br>The incident is still being investigated and we are attempting to determine whether or not the second party involved in the incident was a BHS student. We are also waiting to confirm whether the second subject was arrested or detained. </p>
<p><br>Student safety is always at the top of our agenda and I should point out that the addition of Campus Monitors this year has given us expanded observation capabilities on our perimeter; that addition to our campus safety package proved quite useful this afternoon. </p>
<div><br>We are most pleased to report that no one was injured and that our staff and students were alert and behaved very responsibly during the incident. Many thanks go out to the BPD Officers; their alertness and response time resulted in a quick, safe resolution to the incident.</div>
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