Michael Ismari Archives

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...

Douglas County School Board Fires Legal Counsel, Hires Joey Gilbert

July 20, 2023 11:58 amJuly 27, 2023 3:01 pm

*This article has been updated with Attorney Joey Gilbert’s comment to The Globe After 6 1/2 hour meeting yesterday morning, dominated by public comment, the Douglas County School Board voted 4-2 to hire former GOP candidate for Governor, Attorney Joey Gilbert as their new counsel, replacing Maupin, Cox & Legoy...

Douglas County School Board Expected to Fire Legal Counsel, Retain Joey Gilbert

July 13, 2023 12:36 pmJuly 13, 2023 12:37 pm

The Globe has been chronicling the tea brewing in Douglas County which includes the newly elected school Board of Trustees, the Nevada ACLU, and the parents and students of a rural county school district. As we reported, fireworks came early in Douglas County when the appointed Superintendent Keith Lewis published...

DCSD Responds to Teacher’s Arrest

June 16, 2023 11:10 amJune 19, 2023 2:14 pm

The Globe was the first to report on a civil lawsuit against Washoe County School District (WCSD) that uncovered Michael Ismari, a teacher within the district, had a history of disciplinary behavior dating back to 2011. The lawsuit alleged that Ismari abused a disabled student. The Globe soon learned from...

Douglas County Teacher Arrested For Stalking, Has History of Stalking And Multiple Disciplinary Investigations in WCSD

June 13, 2023 3:52 pmJune 21, 2023 1:07 pm

The Globe has learned that a Douglas County school teacher, Michael Ismari, with an extensive and disciplinary record in the Washoe County School District (WCSD)–a record that resulted in a civil lawsuit against WCSD–obtained a teaching position in the Douglas County School district and was recently arrested and detained on...

EXCLUSIVE: Two Lawsuits Filed Against Washoe County School District

March 20, 2023 8:46 amMarch 20, 2023 3:04 pm

Attorneys Joey Gilbert and Sigal Chattah have filed two separate law suits against the Washoe County School District (WCSD), the Board of Trustees, and Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield on behalf of minors and their guardians claiming “neglect and deliberate indifference in their tolerance for discrimination and bullying and their failure...