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Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, board members unanimously approved a motion to rename Jefferson Elementary School after Ruth Acty at a special meeting Wednesday.

The BUSD Board continued conversations of reopening plans and spotlighted plans to aid marginalized groups at Wednesday's meeting.

During Wednesday night’s Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, board meeting, members continued their discussion of the reopening plan of four school campuses and approved a target date for Phase 2 of their plan.

Parents, employees and a teacher that has contracted COVID-19 twice this year debated the pros and cons of reopening Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, elementary schools at Wednesday’s school board meeting.

Sophie Hahn, Berkeley City Council member, is running for reelection in hopes of continuing to “problem solve” for the city she grew up in.

Berkeley Unified School District board president Judy Appel announced Tuesday that she will not be running for reelection, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

The Berkeley Unified School District board unanimously approved a Black Lives Matter resolution Wednesday.  

More than 140 Spanish-speaking parents of Berkeley Unified School District students heard about distance learning and district initiatives Thursday, as well as gave district administration feedback about the issues they face during school closures.

Starting May 29, candidates running for local office in the Nov. 3 election were able to begin collecting signatures to offset filing fees, but COVID-19 has disrupted parts of the electoral process.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led Berkeley Unified School District to hold a virtual graduation for Berkeley High School seniors.