Medical students in Southern Nevada have taken on the work of screening potential cases of COVID-19 at the Cashman Field temporary homeless shelter in order to free up doctors and nurses to work with patients.
Local Las Vegas
Las Vegas breaking news from Nevada's most reliable source. Read about the latest updates happening in Las Vegas at reviewjournal.com.
A College of Southern Nevada student has tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed case at the college.
Social distancing and distance education didn’t stop the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts wind symphony from putting on a performance over the weekend.
Parents will be asked to provide either the student’s ID card, or the student’s name, identification number, school site and grade level, the district said Thursday.
CCSD has offered curriculum options for teachers and students who want to try online education, but all schoolwork remains voluntary as it is not an option for some students.
A Las Vegas elementary school informed parents Wednesday that a member of the “school family” has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The Clark County School District began handing out free meals at more than a dozen sites around the Las Vegas Valley on Monday to preserve a vital lifeline for needy students.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Sunday ordered the closure of all Nevada K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19, beginning Monday. He said free meal programs would resume soon.
District leaders are weighing the major reason to close schools — slowing the spread of disease — against dozens of other concerns, including free meals and family disruptions.
The district is not closing schools over coronavirus fears, it told parents in phone calls late Friday, promising classes would resume on Monday as usual.
The Clark County School District gave an update Thursday on its attempts to fix a new payroll system that has left thousands of employees with incorrect pay since the beginning of the year.
The situation is evolving hourly, but there are no confirmed cases nor presumptive positives of COVID-19 at CCSD schools and no current plans to close any schools.
A second Summerlin-area private school has decided to temporarily close its doors due to coronavirus fears through March 27.
All normal university operations will continue, the campuses will be open, and students who live in residence halls will be able to remain there, President Marta Meana said.
A private school in Summerlin will close for at least two weeks over coronavirus fears, making it the Las Vegas area’s first school closure since fears of an outbreak began.