Awards are given out annually by the California-based Milken Family Foundation, and some 60 educators will receive the surprise awards this year.
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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.
More than 700 Clark County School District educators were recognized Friday at the seventh Heart of Education Awards.
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.
Students, teachers and support employees rallied at Eldorado High School on Tuesday as the district returned for its first day of classes following the violent assault of a teacher.
The Clark County School District has seen escalating incidents of violence on its campuses this school year, culminating in the Eldorado High attack.
The school, which has seen a series of violent incidents in recent weeks, announced the change in an email to parents.
The district has seen over 1,000 logged citations and arrests since January and over 3,000 assaults, battery cases and fights since the start of the school year, CCSD Police Chief Henry Blackeye said.