Katie Williams, who took office in January, has previously been accused of having affiliations with the local Proud Boys and QAnon, the Review-Journal reported in May.
Education
An overflow crowd is expected for a Clark County School Board meeting Wednesday to consider whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees.
CCSD officials are facing criticism for being tight-lipped about the COVID-19 situation in schools and for a reporting system that some say leaves parents and employees in the dark.
The Clark County School District next week will consider creating a policy that would require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The nationwide for-profit college chain closed down all campuses in 2016, including two in North Las Vegas and Henderson.
The Nevada System of Higher Education is seeking authorization from regents to draft emergency code amendments that would require employees to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 1.
The waivers for certain fees were created during the most recent session of the Nevada Legislature and are available beginning this semester.
Nevada Learning Academy, the district’s central online learning school, has seen enrollment climb more than 68 percent since the school year began this month.
The Clark County School District has hundreds of teaching vacancies as scores of its educators sit idle as they await license renewals from the state Department of Education.
The State Board of Health voted unanimously Friday to approve the requirement for the state’s public colleges and universities.
“We’ve got to be really careful protecting individual cases,” Clark County schools superintendent says of the decision to withhold the figures.
The Clark County School District will pay a stipend of up to $1,000 to any licensed substitute teacher who works at a school for at least 15 days during first quarter.
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.
Lamping Elementary School will operate under distance education from Tuesday through Aug. 27 due to “multiple individuals” testing positive, Principal Robert Solomon said.
A lack of workers to look after young children in Clark County is preventing some from providing the critical service and leaving fewer slots available at others.