Parent of student accused of threatening to kill Las Vegas teacher

A parent is accused of entering Bailey Middle School in March and threatening to shoot and kill a teacher who allegedly mocked her daughter, according to emails between the school and Clark County School District officials.

She was escorted off campus by school district staff before the Clark County School District police were called on March 28, according to Lt. Bryan Zink. CCSD police submitted two warrants for arrest on suspicion of threats to a school employee and disturbance of a school to the Clark County district attorney’s office, Zink said. The parent’s name was not disclosed.

Principal Danielle Duterte sent a letter to the woman banning her from the school’s campus. The letter detailed the woman’s “serious threats.”

“I will shoot you,” and “Me and my boyfriend will catch you outside. You will never be safe as a teacher here,” the woman said to the teacher, according to the letter.

The woman also threatened a male student, the letter said. Once off campus, she spent 20 minutes in the parking lot.

There, she said: “You are going to have to lock these doors. I will put you in a hard lockdown,” the letter from the principal said.

Security measures overdue

In emails between the principal and school district officials, the school said it had been told since 2019 that a security gate is two years away from being installed. School district officials responded that the gate was not slated until the beginning of 2027.

The internal school emails were read aloud at the Clark County School District Bond Oversight Committee meeting on Tuesday by member Abraham Camejo as he advocated for more safety measures in schools.

“We still do not have a gate like this and like other middle schools have in place,” Camejo said, reading the email. “This has been a huge concern, and staff has continued to voice their opinion over and over, year after year.”

“As a father, I can’t sit here not prepared to protect our students,” Camejo said. “I understand we have the procedures and everything, but a school can’t wait until 2027 to get a security gate.”

Camejo said he was alarmed by the fact that principals and staff said they felt unsafe at school.

“This has been going on for a while,” Camejo said. “That’s concerning for me.”

At the meeting, Brandon McLaughlin, assistant superintendent of the construction and development division, said he would need to report to Superintendent Jhone Ebert and the Clark County School Board before moving forward.

He said that in the event of an emergency, there is a way to move forward without board approval, but that the law was very specific.

In a statement, CCSD said it “prioritizes the safety and wellness of all students.”

“CCSD continues the implementation of security enhancements that began on District campuses before the 2022–2023 school year. Through these enhancement efforts, CCSD focuses on creating a controlled single point of entry on campuses, bolstering perimeter fencing, and modernizing security camera systems,” the school district said.

Contact Katie Futterman at kfutterman@reviewjournal.com. Follow @ktfutts on X and @katiefutterman.bsky.social.