The Owyhee Combined School was built in the 1950s adjacent to a hydrocarbon plume, and tribal leaders believe it is the cause of more than 100 of its members getting cancer.
Education
The event at Valley High School came the day after Gov. Joe Lombardo testified before the Assembly Committee on Education on a bill that would repeal a restorative justice law.
The Clark County School District is holding four meetings to get feedback about budget priorities for the next school year.
Clark County School Board trustees heard an information-only presentation Thursday about the topic but didn’t take action.
Gov. Joe Lombardo testified Thursday before the Assembly Committee on Education in support of Assembly Bill 330, which would repeal a school restorative justice requirement.
Lawmakers called on the CCCSD police to alter its use of force procedures following an altercation between a student and police officer last month.
The dashboard will be updated regularly and include information about attendance rates, standardized test scores, enrollment and student behavior, officials said.
After a video posted to social media showed a CCSD police officer throwing a student to the ground, the RJ requested a copy of the incident report, as well as any prior complaints that had been made against the involved officer.
The Assembly Committee on Education held a hearing Thursday on a bill that would lift a 2019 mandate to provide a plan before removing a student from a classroom or school.
The Clark County Education Association complaint says the changes for teachers at 23 elementary schools didn’t go through the collective bargaining process.
The document sent to superintendents questions how districts will use additional money in several areas, including for special education and at-risk students.
President Joe Biden landed in Las Vegas on Tuesday evening and attended a private Democratic National Committee reception and fundraiser.
“What I’m asking for in this particular bill is really to try and protect those kids who are nonverbal, who aren’t really able to communicate what’s been going on with them in the classroom,” said Sen. Scott Hammond, R-Las Vegas.
There would be fewer university regents under a bill discussed in the Nevada Legislature on Thursday, which would reduce membership from 13 to nine members.
The outcry comes after an altercation between a school police officer and a Black student at Durango High School earlier this month.
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