Can’t the Warm Pool at Berkeley High School be renovated in its current location?
No. The School Board voted unanimously to demolish the Old Gym and remove the Warm Pool from the High School campus. This decision has been extremely popular among High School students, faculty, parents, and the broader Berkeley parent community because of strong dissatisfaction about the extreme overcrowding on the High School campus. The School Board members say they are dead set in their decision and there is no chance they will change their minds. Demolition is scheduled for June 2011. The School Board has provided extra land at West Campus – which is owned by the School District – to allow construction of the Warm Pool next to the existing outdoor pool.
