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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Dear Families of Ninth Graders at Berkeley High School:</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It is with sincere enthusiasm that we present our plans for the all ninth grade SPARK (Student Power Actualized through Respect and Kinship) assembly being held on Wednesday November 15th on
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Working to build a positive school culture is one of the goals of our year and so staff, parents, and students have been planning for weeks to bring our students this informative and empowering presentation.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On that day, freshmen will proceed to the Little Theater during their Ethnic Studies/Social Living class. They will spend one hour in the theater presentation. Below is a general outline of the SPARK assembly:</span></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Introduction: Why are you here? Where is your power? How can we make Berkeley High a better place?</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, Religious Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Sexual Harassment: Definitions, examples, consequences, and UPstanders: Students who have made a difference and ways to empower the community</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Sexual Harassment: Affirmative Consent Law in California</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Help and Support at Berkeley High</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Where do we go from here?</span></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">We understand that the aforementioned issues are very important and we are committed to continuing to examine them throughout the year in our Ethnic Studies/Social Living courses.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At the beginning of the assembly we will speak clearly about trauma and the possibility that some of what we talk about might trigger a response in students who are survivors of any of the violations
we discuss.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Student safety is our number one priority and so we ask that if you are worried or believe this assembly might trigger a traumatic response from your student, you reach out to her/his counselor ahead of time or Vice Principal
Juan Raygoza.</span></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We strongly encourage families to continue the conversation at home, asking students what they got out of the assembly and how, if at all, this has changed their perceptions of Berkeley High
School. If you would like additional resources as a family, we suggest looking at www.equalrights.org and their article on “Wins and Losses in the Fight Against Sexual Harassment” along with http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/, an organization who has been
instrumental in this work.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We also encourage everyone to familiarize themselves with California’s new Affirmative Consent Laws here: http://affirmativeconsent.com/affirmative-consent-laws-state-by-state/</span></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Presentation materials will be available on the website soon after the assembly.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Moving forward, we will use the momentum from this assembly and encourage students to get more involved at Berkeley High School, stand up against any form of harassment or violence, and connect this to other
events throughout the year (UNITY week, Days of Service, etc.). We look forward to this important work and thank you for your support.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Juan Manuel Raygoza</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Vice Principal</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Berkeley High School</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12pt;">Office: (510) 644-8744</span></p>
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