School Board President Remains Hospitalized

BERKELEY, CA — Berkeley School Board President Judy Appel remains hospitalized for injuries she suffered earlier this month when she was hit by a car as she crossed Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Berkeley, school district spokesman Charles Burress reported on Tuesday.

Appel and her wife Alison Bernstein "were rushed to a local hospital, where their medical care is continuing," Burress writes.

Berkeley School Board Vice President Beatriz Leyva-Cutler is presiding over meetings in Appel's absence. No estimate has been given publicly about when Appel may be able to return to her duties.

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"We deeply appreciate the many expressions of concern and care from the public for the Appel-Bernstein family, and we join in the hopes and prayers for their full recovery," Burress wrote on behalf of the district.

Get well cards and letters may be sent to Appel ℅ Board Executive Assistant Lyzanna Chairez, 2020 Bonar Street, Suite 322, Berkeley, 94702.

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