The university has reported seven cases since fall semester classes began Aug. 24.
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Other Las Vegas Valley private schools that are holding in-person classes have options for employees to get tested, but not students.
The Meadows School in Summerlin, which reopened Aug. 17 with in-person classes, is paying University Medical Center to provide testing twice a week for students and employees.
A student at the College of Southern Nevada and an employee at the University of Nevada Las Vegas have tested positive for COVID-19, according to statements from the schools.
Nevada State Public Charter School Authority granted an exemption to a distance learning mandate for Pinecrest, Mater and Doral academy campuses in Northern Nevada.
Wynn Las Vegas is offering to pay for supervised virtual learning for school-aged children of workers.
The protest, organized by Nevada nonprofit Power2Parent, took place outside the Clark County School District’s Administrative Center on West Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas.
Two UNLV students on campus have tested positive for COVID-19 since fall classes began Monday, according to the university’s website.
Parents of students receiving special education services are suing the Clark County School District in federal court, charging it has failed to provide an adequate education during school closures.
Around 245,000 students and teachers — or nearly three-quarters of the total — logged into the district’s main distance learning tool on Tuesday, up from about 217,000 Monday.
The private Catholic school, which has about 1,500 students, announced Monday night it learned of a second COVID-19 case on its Las Vegas campus.
Parents reported problems Monday with Canvas, the Clark County School District’s primary online teaching tool, as the 2020-21 school year began.
Kim Law, Robert Cuccurullo and Mark Nekoba are among 20 Clark County teachers who were recognized in late May. Now, they’re gearing up for an unusual school year.
Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents voted Friday to approve a one-time distribution — an estimated $79.4 million in operating pool reserve — to help partially offset budget cuts.
A person on Bishop Gorman High School’s campus has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a letter sent to parents on Thursday from the Catholic school.
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