ProtestShooter has some pix over at Little Green Footballs.
It would appear that that “School” near the Punkos protest site is Berkeley High. Students were either cutting class to protest and burn flags or in all probability their teachers LET them out.
Red Flag...I just got an e-mail from a student claiming to be from there...
Thanks for the specific mention! I was wondering what school this was, and your mention helped me find it:
http://www.protestshooter.com/2008BerkeleyMarinesMorning/
http://www.protestshooter.com/2008BerkeleyMarinesMorning/index2.html
Page 2 has this caption:
So why so many high school students? Berkeley High is right down the street! Here's two kids/protesters coming out of school. Now remember, it's 10:30 on a school day, so either they're skipping or their teacher has let them out to protest.
Being from around there, I can attest to that. If any of you have seen a map of the area, you may have noticed a "blank" area of several blocks southeast of the City Council chambers. That's Berkeley High.
I'm not that familiar with the buildings, but this is a major doorway (I recognize the building visible across the street as the main post office), and I'm guessing that there should definitely be some adult supervision here. Maybe the key word here is "should."
Also look at the next photo (the caption begins, "OK, on the left see the Berkeley high entrance?"). This entrance is at the southwest corner of Milvia St. and Allston Way (the northeast corner of that big block). The photo is taken facing west along Allston. This park is the one mentioned previously on FR, and the city council chamber building is barely visible in the background--look for the spire and the top of the building behind the tallest trees. As ProtestShooter says, they're that close.