Around 14,000 older Clark County School District students were returning to their classrooms on Monday after more than a year of virtual learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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With preparations underway to reopen Clark County School District buildings for the first time since March, the district’s facilities are back in the spotlight.
The school district also presented a proposed reopening plan that would return prekindergarten to 3rd grade students to classrooms first, followed by older students.
The Clark County school board will not take a vote on reopening schools or bringing staff back to classrooms at its Oct. 22 meeting next week.
The Clark County school board will receive another update on COVID-19 and the district’s response at a virtual meeting Thursday beginning at 5 p.m.
Clark County School District unions representing teachers and support staff are making plans for reopening schools in anticipation of a vote on the issue as early as late October.
Clark County School District parents protested at the district’s administration building on Wednesday, saying they feel shut out of the conversation around reopening schools.
Monday was the first day of school at a handful of local campuses that are offering in-person instruction amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clark County School District representatives said a guide will be released in the next couple of weeks to answer families’ questions about distance learning this fall.
Clark County School District students will start the 2020-21 school year remotely following a vote from the School Board on Tuesday night to approve a full-time return to distance learning.