Three mothers discuss their concerns with CCSD’s reopening plan, and how they are adapting to COVID-19 with their children. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County School District officials have crafted a policy that spells out how teachers should interact with students on social media. It also requires volunteers who have regular or unsupervised contact with students to undergo fingerprinting and background checks. Development of the policy follows a series of sexual misconduct cases involving teachers and other district employees and students. Parents were infuriated. The Las Vegas Review-Journal chronicled the wrongdoing and the search for solutions in its “Broken Trust” series.
Ross and Yolanda Strauss face a murder charge following Brandon Strauss’s death in February. The Clark County coroner says Brandon died from sepsis following severe burns his parents say he suffered in a bath. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal