The Clark County School District reopened its campuses Wednesday, but officials couldn’t say whether the extreme staffing shortages of last week had improved during the break.
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Clark County School District campuses reopen Wednesday with more than 1,000 employees cleared to return to work following a “pause” caused by a COVID-19-related staffing shortage.
Monica Cortez, an assistant superintendent, said she’s confident classes will be back in session on Wednesday. She called the five-day pause “an adjustment to our calendar.”
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara is a member of Chiefs for Change, which developed the tool to help school districts respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Clark County School District updated its “COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidance” Dec. 30 in alignment with the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
The Clark County School District announced Thursday it has reached tentative agreements with employee unions to award the bonuses.
Teachers union head John Vellardita said that the status of the vaccine mandate approved more than three months ago is a key concern with COVID-19 cases soaring.
The federal lawsuit filed this week argues that both the vaccination mandate and a requirement that unvaccinated workers be tested for COVID-19 are unconstitutional.
Separate lawsuits filed in Clark County District Court and U.S. District Court argue that the edict should be thrown out, with one seeking $200 million in restitution.
Numbers obtained by the Review-Journal through public records requests show how many students were in COVID-19 quarantine or isolation on five individual dates in August and September.
Changes will allow employees undergoing mandatory COVID-19 testing to be paid and for a stipend for special education teacher assistants. The school board will consider approval Sept. 23.
The Clark County School Board on Thursday approved an initial plan for spending more than $770 million in federal coronavirus relief money over the next three years.
The Clark County School Board voted 5-1 early Thursday morning to allow Superintendent Jesus Jara to draft and implement such a policy policy and negotiate with unions.
After five hours of public comment, the Clark County School Board voted early Thursday to approve a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees, which will be negotiated with unions.
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.
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