The defense attorney for a student accused of beating and sexually assaulting his teacher said he may ask for an “independent evaluation.”
Education
Awards are given out annually by the California-based Milken Family Foundation, and some 60 educators will receive the surprise awards this year.
“I just don’t see how you’re going to legislate common sense behavior, expectations of a board,” Nevada Sen. Carrie Buck, R-Henderson, said.
Teachers and students slammed the Clark County School District at Thursday’s School Board meeting for not doing enough to make campuses safe amid a recent spike in violence.
An initiative that would have amended Nevada law to create education savings accounts overseen by the state treasurer was found unconstitutional.
The Clark County School District will hold a virtual event Wednesday night to discuss school safety and security, the district announced Tuesday.
Candlelighters is a local nonprofit that was founded in 1978 to provide emotional support, quality of life programs, and financial assistance for children diagnosed with cancer and their families.
Administrators are recommending a five-day suspension for Shushan Sadjadi for violations of school policy, including attempts to get students to speak with reporters.
Rappellers participate in a fundraising even held by the Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada on Saturday.
More than 700 Clark County School District educators were recognized Friday at the seventh Heart of Education Awards.
On Friday, the Clark County School District hosted the second annual Student Farmers Market at Downtown Summerlin.
The fifth-largest school district in the country has had more than 5,700 calls for service regarding fights, batteries or assaults on campuses this school year.
Two minors and an 18-year-old were arrested around 11 a.m. Thursday.
The 17-year-old boy at Palo Verde High School entered a classroom he wasn’t supposed to be in and shoved a teacher “several times” before leaving the campus.
Sawyer Middle School assistant principal Hallie Loewy told parents in an email that CCSD police officers responded to the school and “handled the situation within minutes.”
