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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Principal Pasarow
<a href="mailto:sampasarow@berkeley.net" target="_blank">sampasarow@berkeley.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">BHS Community:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As some of you are aware, there was a post on social media last night that has caused concern among some of our students and families about safety on campus at Berkeley High. The post mentions
that they have a family member who would not be attending school out of fears for her safety.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In speaking with the Berkeley Police Department (BPD), we do not believe the social media post has to do with an actual threat of violence against our school, but instead is based on a misinterpretation
of previous communications that BUSD sent out to families about our plans for the day, which mentioned the racist message found on campus on November 4 which made reference to December 9 as a day of potential violence against black students. As we have said
before, that original incident was investigated and there was found to be no credible threat to student or staff safety. The post last night also contains misinformation about our permission slip policy - the permission slip was for students to attend a special
“Sankofa” assembly on campus, not to attend school or stay home from school. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The BSU Sankofa Assembly today has been well-attended, and I have been seeing students deeply engaged in our academic classes today, with lesson plans that are stimulating thoughtful discussions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I do want to repeat that we are very serious about safety on this day and all days, so we are working with BPD to investigate the post so that we can determine the source of what appears to
be misinformation or rumor. In addition, it’s important for you all to know that we have heightened security on our campus today. We have two additional BPD School Resource Officers, in addition to the one already assigned, real-time coordination with Berkeley
Police Department Patrols and Motorcycle/Bicycle Officers throughout the day, four extra BUSD Safety Officers, six parent volunteers to usher students into the Sankofa Assembly in the theater, and fifty parent volunteers for the Unity Assembly and to provide
increased vigilance on the school perimeter throughout the day. We are grateful for this wide community support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you would like to know more about plans for “Take Back the Day” on December 9, there is further information, including links to some of the videos students will be seeing as part of their
classes today, on the <a href="http://www.berkeleyschools.net/2015/12/09/berkeley-high-take-back-the-day-december-9th-overview/" target="_blank">
BUSD Website</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sam Pasarow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Principal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Berkeley High School <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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">Marguerite Fa-Kaji, Catherine Ference and Dylan Kaufman are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions about the Etree to them at
<a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span style="color:blue">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">BHS etree archives:
<a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/">
<span style="color:blue">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">BHS website:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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