Concern for the proposal to eliminate science labs at Berkeley High

"This is of great concern! We want our high school students to be prepared for college, and this would move us in the opposite direction!"

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"Please don't dumb down the science program for the kids who are really striving and thriving in lab sciences!! My son loves science and it will be a genuine shame for him to lose the hours in lab."

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"This is an awful idea."

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"Parent, 2006-2010 & Chair of BSEP Committee"

"I am a parent of an incoming kindergartner and have great interest in the future success of our students and the future of the BUSD. Eliminating science labs will put our students at a disadvantage in an age when understanding science is paramount. Please"

"If BSEP funds are squandered on equity grants at the expense of science labs, I will actively oppose any future BUSD bond or parcel tax measures. It is very sad that a 32 year supporter of all BUSD funding measures has been forced into this position by th"

"my daughter succeeded at UC thanks to BHS AP science"

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"As concerned as I am about the proposal, the process leading up to this vote is just as or more alarming. In coming to the proposal even the school's mandated internal rules do not appear to have been followed, let alone the State open meeting laws. Moreo"

"Science without lab is like school without class!"

"Eliminating science instruction in this way is profoundly misguided and places politics ahead of the welfare of students; it would be the apotheosis of anti-intellectualism and narrow-mindedness."

"You can do a fundraising for this purpose before eliminating the entire lab program."

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"As a young family considering where we will move within the Bay Area to buy a home this proposal is important to us. It is so patently absurd I thought it was satire. I don't think we will be moving to Berkeley."

"Two BHS students. Deeply concerned about this."

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"I am a Latina, a former member of the BSEP committee, and a parent of a BHS sophomore and a future BHS student. This proposal goes against what Berkeley voters intended for the BSEP funds. Studies have shown one of the best ways to close the achievement g"

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"My oldest son reached college with many AP credits based on excellent BHS science classes. It wouldn't have been possible without the extra educational hours."