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Music teacher to serve up to 60 years for sex abuse of children

Former elementary school teacher Jeremiah Mazo prayed one final time with his wife and daughter inside a courtroom Wednesday before a bailiff handcuffed him and led him away to begin serving up to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing three students.

Parents of CCSD special ed students request classroom cameras

For some families with nonverbal autistic children, the best way to ensure their protection in the classroom is to install video cameras that monitor their interaction with adults.

CCSD seeks dismissal of lawsuit in student suicide

The Clark County School District again will ask a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed last year by the family of a Henderson middle school student who killed herself after she suffered months of bullying.

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Police: CCSD special ed teacher hit, threw student

A special education teacher with the Clark County School District faces abuse charges after colleagues reported that he hit and threw an autistic student who is unable to speak.

CCSD teacher’s aide lured boy through Facebook, police say

A Clark County School District teacher’s aide who was arrested Saturday on charges of open and gross lewdness exchanged at least four sexual photos with a former middle school student before luring the boy to his apartment, according to Las Vegas police.

Ex-teacher sentenced for sharing pot, nudes with students

An eight-month jail term has been imposed on a former Mohave High School teacher and athletics coach who admitted smoking pot with students in Bullhead City, Ariz., and sending nude cellphone pictures of himself to one of them.

Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over bullying death

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Henderson middle school student who killed herself in late 2013 after finding that the family could not claim the Clark County School District violated their daughter’s constitutional rights.

 
Former CCSD official receives prison term in theft case

A former Clark County School District official who admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the district will spend four to 10 years in prison and must pay back about $280,000.

Judge hears testimony, delays sentencing former CCSD official

A judge heard testimony Tuesday but did not decide on the punishment for a former Clark County School District official who admitted stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the district.

Child sex assault case highlights CCSD use of cameras on buses

The arrest of a veteran school bus driver in connection with the sexual assault of small children on his route raised questions about the safety of the roughly 90,000 Clark County School District students who ride the bus.

Rancho teacher faces charges involving sex with student

A Rancho High School history teacher was arrested Thursday on numerous charges, including having sex with a pupil, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and kidnapping.