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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FE2615'> Susan Craig, <a href="mailto:susancraig@berkeley.net">susancraig@berkeley.net</a>, or Margit Roos-Collins, <a href="mailto:margitrooscollins@comcast.net">margitrooscollins@comcast.net</a> </span><br><br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tomorrow night, Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., there will be a parent forum about sexual harassment. This will be an opportunity to learn about sexual harassment (including cyber-sexual harassment) from outside legal counsel and mental health experts, school personnel with experience addressing sexual harassment incidents, as well as the district's own lawyer and its Director of Student Services. The forum will also address action steps and support for victims and witnesses, and consequences for engaging in sexual harassment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The forum will be held at Berkeley Technology Academy, 2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. It is geared towards middle and high school parents and guardians, but those with younger students are welcome also. Refreshments and childcare will be provided (RSVP required for childcare).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For further information, see the Sexual Harassment Overview in the BUSD Parent-Student Handbook, visit BUSD’s website at <a href="http://www.berkeleyschools.net">www.berkeleyschools.net</a> or contact BUSD Student Services @ 644-6316. Sponsored by the Berkeley Unified School District Sexual Harassment Advisory Committee and the Berkeley High School Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>________________</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Diane Douglas, Marguerite Fa-Kaji, and Lisa Sibony are </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree; please direct any questions to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>. To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs@lmi.net</span></a>; BHS etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style='color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>To <b>unsubscribe </b>from the etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: 'unsubscribe'; To <b>subscribe</b> to the etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: 'subscribe'</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>