Justin Smith, the student in the yearbook photo, in April 2019 filed a complaint in Clark County District Court alleging negligence by the Clark County School District, which has appealed the case.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo announced the “Acing Accountability” initiative during a news conference at Mater Academy Mountain Vista, a public charter school in Las Vegas.
A UNLV spokesperson said in a statement the court’s decision “will not fundamentally impact UNLV’s open-access admissions policy.”
CCSD said “various factors” must be considered when evaluating significant changes to school schedules.
Gov. Joe Lombardo held a signing ceremony for Assembly Bill 73. The changes go into effect immediately amid high school graduation season.
Assembly Bill 175 would change the makeup of Clark County’s board to have elected and appointed members.
The event at Valley High School came the day after Gov. Joe Lombardo testified before the Assembly Committee on Education on a bill that would repeal a restorative justice law.
Gov. Joe Lombardo testified Thursday before the Assembly Committee on Education in support of Assembly Bill 330, which would repeal a school restorative justice requirement.
The Assembly Committee on Education held a hearing Thursday on a bill that would lift a 2019 mandate to provide a plan before removing a student from a classroom or school.
Preliminary results Wednesday showed Heather Brown, Susan Brager, Michelee “Shelly” Crawford and Stephanie Goodman leading.
Heather Brown and Jeanine Dakduk are seeking a six-year term on the 13-member Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.
Former elected official Susan Brager and David “Coach” Crete are seeking a six-year term in the District 7 seat on the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents.
Las Vegas elementary school principal Michelee “Shelly” Crawford and Elko community college professor John Patrick Rice want to serve on the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents.
John Moran, an attorney, faces off against advertising executive Stephanie Goodman for the District 13 seat on the state’s higher education board.
U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto sent a letter last week to two federal agencies requesting that a two-year foreign residence requirement for Nevada’s cultural exchange educators be waived.