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Music teacher to serve up to 60 years for sex abuse of children

Former elementary school teacher Jeremiah Mazo prayed one final time with his wife and daughter inside a courtroom Wednesday before a bailiff handcuffed him and led him away to begin serving up to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing three students.

Police: CCSD special ed teacher hit, threw student

A special education teacher with the Clark County School District faces abuse charges after colleagues reported that he hit and threw an autistic student who is unable to speak.

CCSD teacher’s aide lured boy through Facebook, police say

A Clark County School District teacher’s aide who was arrested Saturday on charges of open and gross lewdness exchanged at least four sexual photos with a former middle school student before luring the boy to his apartment, according to Las Vegas police.

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Former CCSD official receives prison term in theft case

A former Clark County School District official who admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the district will spend four to 10 years in prison and must pay back about $280,000.

Judge hears testimony, delays sentencing former CCSD official

A judge heard testimony Tuesday but did not decide on the punishment for a former Clark County School District official who admitted stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the district.

Child sex assault case highlights CCSD use of cameras on buses

The arrest of a veteran school bus driver in connection with the sexual assault of small children on his route raised questions about the safety of the roughly 90,000 Clark County School District students who ride the bus.

Rancho teacher faces charges involving sex with student

A Rancho High School history teacher was arrested Thursday on numerous charges, including having sex with a pupil, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and kidnapping.

NLV teacher faces more child molestation charges

Prosecutors plan to file additional child molestation charges against a North Las Vegas elementary school teacher after detectives interviewed six more students who claimed the suspect touched them inappropriately.

Teacher arrested for child molestation has history of sex abuse

Prosecutor Jacqueline Bluth told a North Las Vegas judge that Jeremiah Mazo, 54, faced child molestation charges in June 2008 that were dismissed and sealed after he completed “requirements.”

Family of Foothill student sues CCSD, claims teacher lured for sex

The father of a former Foothill High School student has filed a civil rights lawsuit that accuses the Clark County School District of acting with “deliberate indifference” toward the conduct of an English teacher who lured the teenager into an inappropriate relationship.