A second Summerlin-area private school has decided to temporarily close its doors due to coronavirus fears through March 27.
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All normal university operations will continue, the campuses will be open, and students who live in residence halls will be able to remain there, President Marta Meana said.
A private school in Summerlin will close for at least two weeks over coronavirus fears, making it the Las Vegas area’s first school closure since fears of an outbreak began.
Schools and parents struggle to get money back after last week’s announcement by CCSD officials of an out-of-state travel ban in response to coronavirus concerns.
Clark County schools is immediately suspending all athletic events, assemblies and extra-curricular events until further notice over coronavirus fears, the district said Thursday.
The person is asymptomatic, and there has been no direct exposure to Odyssey students, staff or families, the school said.
Four teachers and one administrator who traveled to Seattle last week will not return to their school for two weeks as a precaution related to coronavirus, the district said.
Explore Knowledge Academy Superintendent Abbe Mattson said the Southern Nevada Health District sees no elevated risk to staff or students and no reason to close the school.
In Clark County, no one would say whether the child of a man who tested positive for the virus was a public or charter school student. In Northern Nevada, things were different.
The Clark County School District and the State Public Charter School Authority declined to say if the patient’s child attends a district school.
A parent group plans to sue the state of Nevada, alleging the state has violated its constitutional responsibility by not providing sufficient resources.
The Clark County School District will offer interest-free loans to some employees who have been affected by the payroll issues that have plagued the district since early January.
The move comes up as Southern Nevada colleges brace for the possibility that the new coronavirus will reach their campuses.
The Clark County School District is expanding its free breakfast program to all students through the federal School Breakfast Program.
Parents and students are suing the State Public Charter School Authority in an attempt to overturn its decision to close Nevada Connections Academy over performance issues.
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