Berkeley parents protested outside BUSD headquarters and marched to Longfellow Middle School Saturday to ask the district to allow all students back to in-person classes. Photo: Pete Rosos
One year after Berkeley public schools shut their doors, and just a week after the district announced it would offer in-person elementary classes five days per week starting March 29, some parents are still pushing for middle and high schools to fully reopen. A protest this weekend was the latest action by a group of parents who have been advocating for reopening since the fall.
On Saturday afternoon, about 150 parents and kids marched from the Berkeley Unified School District offices on Bonar Street to Longfellow Middle School, where School Board Director Laura Babbitt and City Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani awaited the group.
Berkeley schools prepare for in-person instruction amid pandemic
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Following a tentative agreement that was reached in February, Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, is planning its process for reopening schools. Various members of the BUSD community have voiced both support and concerns on the developments.
As students, teachers and parents continue to struggle with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, is preparing to reopen its schools after an agreement was tentatively reached in February.
Students and teachers are voicing their support, thoughts and concerns on the developments as reopening looms near. The reopening process will begin with elementary schools in late March, followed by middle and high schools in April.
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We Are Falling Short â Call to Open Vaccination Sites in Tenderloin, Treasure Island
San Francisco community leaders and Supervisor Matt Haney are calling on the city to open COVID-19 vaccination sites with easy public access on Treasure Island and in the Tenderloin neighborhood.
Low-income ZIP codes in the two areas are among those targeted by the state to receive a greater vaccine supply. But residents often lack internet access to make appointments or a way to get to mass vaccination sites like Moscone Center, said Del Seymour, who directs the job readiness nonprofit Code Tenderloin.
âTreasure Island is a long way, Seymour said. And if you are disabled or you are not comfortable yet getting on the bus because of COVID, thatâs a barrier right there.