A fistfight between two students escalated into a stabbing that prompted officials to lock down Cimarron-Memorial High School on Wednesday morning.
Education
Jack Rico, who hails from Southern California, is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in history. He began taking classes at UNLV when he was just 13 years old.
A challenging relationship between donors and Nevada System of Higher Education regents ultimately helped propel a multimillion-dollar capital project for UNLV’s medical school building.
The bill allows Nevada students to take up to three mental health days a year and adds mental health resources to the back of all student ID cards statewide.
He will begin his position again Monday and said he plans to work “day and night” to recenter the district’s focus on student safety, mental health and “unfinished learning.”
UNLV’s chapter of a fraternity that sponsored a charity boxing match after which Nathan Valencia died was suspended Wednesday, according to a statement from the university.
A Las Vegas OB-GYN who died last week was a leader in the medical community and helped form UNLV’s medical school, his colleagues said.
Jobs 4 Nevada Graduates, a nonprofit to teach students professional skills and workforce preparedness, helped one Chaparral High School student finish six credits in two weeks, ensuring a path to graduation in the spring.
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.
Board President Linda Cavazos discussed the letter from ousted Superintendent Jesus Jara’s lawyer seeking a buyout of more than $2.65 million for the remainder of his contract.
Clark County School Board trustees will vote again on the fate of Superintendent Jesus Jara after a board member said she regrets her vote last month to terminate his contract.
A ceremony Tuesday in the school’s library marked the deactivation of the school’s Air Force JROTC unit and began the transition to operating under the newly created Space Force.
The Clark County School Board will discuss next steps following Superintendent Jesus Jara’s surprise ouster last week at a previously scheduled meeting on Thursday.
The business organization called Tuesday for the Board of Regents chair and vice chair to step aside while an independent investigation is being conducted.
The Clark County School District announced Friday it has reached tentative contract agreements with two employee unions after months of bargaining..