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<span>Thoughts on the tragedy in Connecticu<u></u>t<u></u></span><span style="color:#5580a0;font-family:Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;text-align:left" align="left"> </span> <br><br><div style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt; "><span>Berkeley School Families,</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt; "><span><br>No doubt you have heard by now about the tragic shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. While tragedies at schools are very rare, when they do happen, our concern for the victims may bring up worries about our own children and their day-to-day safety.</span></div><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt"><span> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt; "><span>We want you to know that all Berkeley Unified schools have safety plans, and we run through drills frequently to practice responses for a variety of events, including fire, earthquake and lockdown situations. </span></div><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt"><span> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt; "><span>We have a direct relationship with the City of Berkeley Health Department, which has provided the support of their Mental Health Crisis Team to Berkeley Unified when we needed it in the past. We communicated with them Friday, and requested that they have counselors available in the event any of the schools require additional support when we return on Monday.</span></div><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt"><span> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt; "><span>The terrible events </span><span>in Connecticut remind us of the need to address violence everywhere, across our nation, and in our own communities. Meanwhile, we are holding the families affected by this tragedy in our hearts and renewing our sense of shared responsibility and care for each other.</span></div><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:11pt"><span> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt; "><span>Neil Smith and Javetta Cleveland</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt; "><span>Co-Superintendents</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11pt; "><span>Berkeley Unified School District</span></div>
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