LeConte Elementary School

Two former students at Sylvia Mendez Elementary School are suing BUSD for alleged childhood sexual assault, battery, harassment and negligence from 35 years ago.

The board approved hiring a districtwide bilingual substitute teacher, who will speak both English and Spanish. The approved programs also include a $25,000 Berkeley High School African American Studies 50th Anniversary program and a $300,000 Structured Literacy Instruction program.

After widespread criticism for having a school named for a slave owner, Berkeley Unified School District will vote on a list of seven new names for LeConte Elementary School on May 30.

The Berkeley Unified School District has been using weighted vests on some of its students — and some parents, such as Carlos Pennington, are not happy about it.

Repairs and replacements are currently underway at the water sources of six schools in the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, which were found to be in violation of BUSD guidelines for drinking water.

Six schools within the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, were found to be in violation of BUSD guidelines for drinking water.

At a Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD Board meeting, union members voiced dissatisfaction about their wages on Wednesday.

LeConte Elementary School was named after Joseph LeConte, a UC Berkeley geology professor who owned more than 200 slaves and frequently promoted theories of racial inferiority.

LeConte Elementary School in Berkeley may be approved for a name change this month, given the controversy surrounding its namesake.