The Clark County School District’s board heard an update Thursday on developing an anti-racism policy, but didn’t take action.
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“We’ve got to be really careful protecting individual cases,” Clark County schools superintendent says of the decision to withhold the figures.
During a Clark County School Board meeting Thursday, some audience members were yelling and more than 10 were asked to leave or escorted out of the room by police.
Teachers reported long lines at district testing sites on Tuesday, including more than 100 people at Mojave High School in North Las Vegas at the height of the rush.
A new school year began Monday for more than 300,000 students in the Clark County School District with full-time in-person classes and distance learning options.
Testing for employees will happen “outside of their contractual workday” at designated school district sites starting Monday, according to a memo.
As students prepare to head to back to school next week, officials held a press conference on Thursday to discuss school safety.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara delivered a speech Tuesday from Wynn Las Vegas to school administrators. It was also livestreamed online.
The Clark County School District is facing widespread teaching and staff vacancies with less than two weeks before a new school year begins, district officials said Wednesday.
The district is standing behind its face mask policy for the new school year — at least for now — despite calls from local and national health officials for stricter rules.
Documents show the health insurance trust that covers Clark County teachers was $43 million in debt as of February — the first indication of the scope of the deficit.
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.
Clark County schools will soon begin including flyers in student registration materials that explain the importance of safely securing any firearms at home.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority has received 44 letters of intent this year from proposed schools. That’s up from 27 in 2020.
The Clark County School District is announcing new mask guidelines effective June 1, the first day of summer school throughout the district.