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EXCLUSIVE: Joey Gilbert Resigns As General Counsel Of the Douglas County School District

December 11, 2024 2:53 pmDecember 11, 2024 5:18 pm

The Globe has learned that attorney Joey Gilbert has resigned as General Counsel of the Douglas County School District (DCSD) where he has served since July 2023. Gilbert told the Globe that his mission was accomplished by restoring governance and accountability in the district “despite the resistance from the former...

Nevada Voter ID Initiative To Appear On 2024 Ballot

July 19, 2024 3:30 pmJuly 20, 2024 1:31 pm

Repair The Vote PAC has announced that the Nevada Secretary of State has verified enough signatures for a Voter ID initiative to appear on the November ballot. According to the Secretary of State, 131,590 signatures were verified out of the 179,000 signatures submitted. The initiative needed 102,362 state-verified signatures amassed...

NSHE Regent Removed From DEI Committee After Controversial Comments About Jewish Students

June 21, 2024 9:18 amJune 21, 2024 1:15 pm

The Globe has learned from a source that Regent Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr. has been removed from NSHE’s (Nevada System of Higher Education) Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) committee. His Vice Chair position is no longer listed in his profile on the NSHE website. McMicheal’s controversial comments made during...

NSHE Regent’s Comments Against Jewish People Fuel Outrage And Safety Concerns

June 18, 2024 2:00 pmJune 21, 2024 9:05 am

The Globe has received numerous emails from concerned jewish UNLV students and from concerned members of the jewish community in response to the remarks made by Regent Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr. during a NSHE (Nevada System of Higher Education) board meeting on June 7. McMichael also serves as the Vice...

Jewish Student Files Federal Lawsuit Against UNLV, Alleges ‘Unchecked Spread of Anti-Semitism’

May 28, 2024 5:19 pm

Plaintiff Cory Gerwaski, an observant jewish student at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) has filed a federal lawsuit (see below) against the university, Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), UNLV President Keith Whitfield, and a variety of student groups alleging that the ‘”unchecked spread of antisemitism” has caused him...

Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Carson City School District

April 23, 2024 10:48 amApril 23, 2024 3:21 pm

Attorneys Sigal Chattah and Joey Gilbert have filed a civil rights lawsuit (see below) against Carson City School District alleging the constitutional rights of a student (John Doe) were violated during an improper seizure through corporal punishment which “resulted in humiliation and destruction of Doe’s life and academic career.” The...

Douglas County Teacher Jailed for Stalking

February 8, 2024 11:09 amFebruary 8, 2024 11:09 am

Back in June, The Nevada Globe broke the news that Douglas County school teacher Michael Ismari had been arrested for stalking. After his arrest, we obtained additional information, provided by a source, that Ismari had a criminal record, dating back to 1996, related to multiple stalking charges and violations of...