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An alleged series of racially motivated physical and verbal assaults created a hostile learning environment for an elementary school boy, a lawsuit claimed.
University of Nevada, Reno, President Brian Sandoval said a resource hub under federal scrutiny is not federally funded and is available to the entire campus community.
The UNLV investigation will examine whether the school “engaged in discriminatory practices based on race, color, or national origin against its students,” the Justice Department said.
On Friday, DOJ officials sent a investigation referral to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon requesting to probe whether UNR is using tax dollars to “subsidize or promote illegal immigration.”
Gov. Joe Lombardo appointed Victor Wakefield as Nevada’s superintendent of public instruction to lead education reforms statewide.
The Clark County School District launched a survey about starting all schools 30 minutes later. Officials cite research linking later start times to improved performance and lower rates of depression.
One child was detained and released after police investigated reports of someone with a gun at a Las Vegas middle school after a social media threat, officials said.
Some praised the Clark County School District’s decision to remove some teachers from classrooms, while others criticized its response to controversial posts about Charlie Kirk’s death.
The 30-year-old teacher worked at an all-girls school in east Las Vegas.
Alice Martinez filed a lawsuit alleging her middle school student, Flora, faced ongoing bullying and emotional abuse from other students during the 2023-2024 school year.