BUSD schools affected by redlining include the two high schools, Berkeley High School and Berkeley Technology Academy. The district’s middle schools, Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle School, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and Willard Middle School, also reveal the impact of trends in racial segregation.
During the 12th annual Berkeley Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 16, students from Berkeley High School, or BHS, Berkeley Technology Academy, or BTA, and Berkeley Unified Schools District, or BUSD, middle schools received Next Generation Awards for their engagement in social justice initiatives, honoring the legacy of MLK Jr.
Students from Sylvia Mendez Elementary School planted a Miyawaki forest at the Berkeley Technology Academy, the fourth of its kind within the Berkeley Unified School District.
The school confirms that unspecified threats of violence were made, and says they were targeted toward specific individuals on campus, but the suspect has not yet been named.