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Las Vegas teacher sent student nude photos, arrest report says

Renee Rine, 36, a math teacher at West Career and Technical Academy, also tried to arrange trysts in a hotel and her home during a three-year pursuit of the teen, an arrest report states.

Clark County School District overhaul likely to miss deadline

The Clark County School District is expected to be found in violation of state law on Jan. 15 as district officials continue to wrestle with their reorganization of long-standing budget practices to shift more money to schools.

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Roseman University gets $10M for budding medical school

With studies underway for UNLV’s first class of medical school students, another budding Southern Nevada medical school has reached a milestone, too.

Nevada high court wants more information in school dispute case

Several Nevada Supreme Court justices appeared inclined Thursday to send back to district court a thorny dispute over where a child of a divorced Las Vegas couple should attend school.

 
CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announces retirement

Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announced Thursday that he will step down when his current contract concludes at the end of June 2018.

Las Vegas student beats 110K designers to win global competition

Kai Charvet’s use of bold, vivid colors and a clear communication vision helped her top competitors from 67 countries last week in the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) World Championship. “I freaked out,” the UNLV freshman says.

School bus driver used position, social media to get to student, report says

A 24-year-old substitute bus driver with the Clark County School District used his position and social media “to further a sexual relationship” with a 17-year-old student, according to an arrest report obtained Wednesday by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

CCSD unveils draft policy on sexual misconduct

The public is invited to comment on the draft developed by a 27-member internal working group next week at a public roundtable.

 
Dad talks about alleged inappropriate teacher behavior at Brown Academy

Chad Jensen, already enraged that his 13-year-old daughter allegedly had been inappropriately touched by a Brown Academy teacher, was alerted Friday by the principal that a substitute was accused of violating his 11-year-old daughter — along with two other girls.