Author: Paul White

Paul D. White is a Reno resident and career educator whose program "Gangsters-to-Gardeners" won state and national awards. A two-time Educator-of-the-Year, he is the co-author of White's Rules - Saving Our Youth, One Kid at a Time (Random House) and The Stronghold School Student Handbook. He has written for The Washington Post, LA Daily News, LA Times, Education Week, The Ventura County Citizens Journal, Ventura County Star, Reno Gazette Journal, and The Christian Science Monitor.

OPINION: Washoe County Schools: NOT Fixable…

June 23, 2025 3:00 amJune 24, 2025 6:28 am

Good News: Community concern is growing about Washoe County’s failed schools. Numerous organizations are finally getting serious about the need to fix this situation. Bad News: It’s too late. Parents and county residents have waited too long. They’ve been indifferent to years of warnings and warning signs. The result? ...

OPINION: “Murder” and Washoe County’s CARES Campus. Who’s Responsible?

June 17, 2025 4:49 amJune 18, 2025 12:57 am

The dictionary defines “murder” as the “Unlawful and unjustified killing of someone.” Based on that definition, the Washoe County Commissioners and their County Manager must share blame for their part in the recent “murder” of long-time vagrant, CARES Campus client, and meth addict John B. Better known on the street as “Paris”,...

OPINION: June 14 Rally Organizers: “We Need Mindless Protesters.”

June 11, 2025 12:00 pmJune 26, 2025 2:51 am

If you haven’t heard, there’s a planned political protest in Carson City on June 14. It was originally going to be known as the “No Brains” Rally. Wanting something more specific, however, organizers settled on calling it the “Anti-Law/Anti-Constitution/Anti-America/Pro-Anarchy & Communism Protest.” As a sign of solidarity with those celebrating...

OPINION: A Straight Man’s Reflections On a Gay Month

June 9, 2025 6:00 amJune 19, 2025 3:12 am

It would have been tough to be a homosexual in Detroit in the ’60’s. “Smear the Queer”, was a popular backyard game for young kids: the name of which, sadly, never raised a single disapproving parental eyebrow. Teen males routinely referred to each other as “Queer-bait”, to teasingly emasculate each...

OPINION: “Shasta Jim’s” Words of Warning to Washoe County: “All the homeless everywhere are learning about Reno’s CARES Campus.”

June 4, 2025 6:00 amJune 16, 2025 8:57 am

On a recent visit to Northern California, my dog and I ran into a homeless-by-choice vagrant I’ll call “Shasta Jim.” He and I had a lot of things to talk about. • “Jim” has 10 years of vagrancy, living homeless-by-choice in the Pacific Northwest. • I have decades of experience teaching...

OPINION: How WCSD Responded to It’s 2 Publicized Incidents.

June 1, 2025 6:00 amJune 2, 2025 6:26 am

Washoe County School District’s Superintendent, Board members, and Reno High School Principal taught a master class last week. The topic: “How NOT to Handle Two High-Profile, Negative Events in One Week.” The First Incident – May 20 It occurred before 7 a.m. and involved a strange man sitting in his...

OPINION: Washoe County School District Has Lost Control!

May 23, 2025 3:08 pmJune 2, 2025 2:43 pm

In the Same Week at Reno HS: 1) Armed Potential Shooter on Campus … and WCSD Lies to Parents. 2) Next Day: Students Break-in and Do Major Vandalism. Reno HS Principal Has to Cancel Senior Assembly WCSD Response: “No comment” ?? And these are ONLY the incidents we’re hearing about...