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Naked Man Invades Berkeley Online Class

A teacher and students were using the Zoom video conferencing system Tuesday when the naked man joined and yelled obscenities.

BERKELEY, CA — Educators in the Berkeley Unified School District will temporarily pause live video instruction, according to a letter to families Wednesday from Superintendent Brent Stephens.

Stephens said during a lesson via the Zoom video conferencing system Tuesday, a man "exposed himself to students" and yelled obscenities.

The letter says the teacher immediately deleted the man from the conference and police were notified.

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Police have not said whether anyone has been arrested.

Stephens said Zoom is making changes to better reflect the needs of a classroom setting. He said hopes to resume live instruction in a few days.

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