The Clark County School District is making a handful of changes beginning Wednesday, including no mask requirement on school buses and eliminating mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing.
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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 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.
Twelve Clark County School District schools will offer a full-time distance learning option this fall, in a reversal of the district’s original decision to have virtual instruction at each of its 350 schools.
District representatives say “more than half” the requests were from licensed employees such as speech and language therapists, physical therapists and school psychologists.
Students in first through 12th grades in Southern Nevada can be nominated by April 9. Winners will be announced May 26 during a virtual awards show and in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The problem with Google Meet, the service used for live classes throughout the district, marked the third time this week that online classes have experienced technical issues.
Revised graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020 are moving ahead at some Clark County schools, with several receiving district approval for their modified plans this week.
As of Wednesday morning, five students and one instructor with the College of Southern Nevada had reported positive cases of COVID-19, according to the school’s website.