Clark County School District parents protested at the district’s administration building on Wednesday, saying they feel shut out of the conversation around reopening schools.
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It’s not clear whether any of them were exposed to the coronavirus at schools.
The kind of learning that occurs when classes resume in a month remains at the mercy of COVID-19, the state Legislature and the School Board.
Revised graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020 are moving ahead at some Clark County schools, with several receiving district approval for their modified plans this week.
Superintendent says no decisions have yet been reached on the timing of the reopening of the schools, which were ordered closed by Gov. Steve Sisolak on March 15.
The buses began rolling Friday on 13 routes throughout the Las Vegas Valley to help students access online learning materials during school closures.
While Clark County school closures due to COVID-19 meant the end to live school performances, students from at three Las Vegas schools are determined the show will go on.
Medical students in Southern Nevada have taken on the work of screening potential cases of COVID-19 at the Cashman Field temporary homeless shelter in order to free up doctors and nurses to work with patients.
Social distancing and distance education didn’t stop the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts wind symphony from putting on a performance over the weekend.
Parents will be asked to provide either the student’s ID card, or the student’s name, identification number, school site and grade level, the district said Thursday.
CCSD has offered curriculum options for teachers and students who want to try online education, but all schoolwork remains voluntary as it is not an option for some students.
A Las Vegas elementary school informed parents Wednesday that a member of the “school family” has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The Clark County School District began handing out free meals at more than a dozen sites around the Las Vegas Valley on Monday to preserve a vital lifeline for needy students.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Sunday ordered the closure of all Nevada K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19, beginning Monday. He said free meal programs would resume soon.
The situation is evolving hourly, but there are no confirmed cases nor presumptive positives of COVID-19 at CCSD schools and no current plans to close any schools.