The Berkeley Unified School District could be the first in the nation to offer reparations for Black students.
The school district will hold its first meeting about creating a task force Thursday.
“If we do this we will be the first school district in the nation to provide reparations or to even explore what true reparations would even look like for our students,” said BUSD board member Ka’Dijah Brown.
At an informational meeting Thursday, Berkeley Unified School District will be looking to fill spots that include board members, teachers, community members and at least one student.
The work has already begun on a state level. Earlier Wednesday in Sacramento,