Parents of some Clark County School District students are upset about a message from district officials about the reopening of schools amid a surge of COVID-19 cases.
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Following a Legislative Commission decision Tuesday not to approve a permanent COVID-19 vaccination mandate, schools began removing holds on student registrations.
The site at 851 E. Tropicana Ave., just east of Paradise Road, across from UNLV’s Thomas Mack Center, will be closed from Sunday through Christmas.
The federal lawsuit filed this week argues that both the vaccination mandate and a requirement that unvaccinated workers be tested for COVID-19 are unconstitutional.
The Nevada System of Higher Education reported a 92 percent compliance rate with the mandate, but said termination notices have already been sent to most who didn’t.
Three employee unions say no formal negotiations have occurred yet with the Clark County School District after the School Board approval of COVID-19 vaccinations on Sept. 2.
Nevada State Higher Education system officials said they hadn’t yet compiled records from individual colleges and universities and don’t know how many complied with the mandate.
Changes will allow employees undergoing mandatory COVID-19 testing to be paid and for a stipend for special education teacher assistants. The school board will consider approval Sept. 23.
Nevada’s higher education system will require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with a Dec. 1 target date for implementation.
Clark County School Board President Linda Cavazos says she has received threats following the board’s decision last week to move forward with mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for employees.
The Clark County School Board voted 5-1 early Thursday morning to allow Superintendent Jesus Jara to draft and implement such a policy policy and negotiate with unions.
The Clark County School District next week will consider creating a policy that would require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The State Board of Health voted unanimously Friday to approve the requirement for the state’s public colleges and universities.
The State Board of Health will hold an emergency meeting at 9 a.m. Friday and members of the public can tune in via phone or Zoom video conferencing.
Teachers reported long lines at district testing sites on Tuesday, including more than 100 people at Mojave High School in North Las Vegas at the height of the rush.