Washoe County School District 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...

WCSD Passes Gender Inclusive Sex-Ed For 4th and 5th Graders

July 27, 2023 4:16 pmAugust 4, 2023 9:08 am

The Washoe County School Board, in a 5-2 vote, passed a controversial sex-ed curriculum (S.H.A.R.E) for 4th and 5th students which teaches, in part, that “bodies with vulvas typically reach puberty before bodies with penises.” The curriculum rarely mentions female and male and teaches 9-11 year olds that “Our gender...

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...

WCSD Responds To Globe, Moves Forward With Controversial Equity Consultant

January 11, 2023 5:46 pm

On Monday, The Globe reported on the $105,000 contract awarded to Performance Fact, an organization led by CEO Mutiu Vagbayi who made national headlines for his work in the Fairfax County Public School District whereby he explained that “to have true equity, you have to be purposefully unequal when it...

Washoe County School District Awards $105,000 To Controversial Equity Consultant

January 9, 2023 5:42 pmJanuary 11, 2023 3:19 pm

Although Fairfax County, VA is 2,674 miles from Washoe County, the school boards are seemingly much closer in education leadership, philosophy, and spending tax-payer money on the same equity consultant and company. The Washoe County Superintendent of Education Dr. Susan Enfield entered into a consulting contract with Performance Fact Inc....

Homeschooling in Nevada Surges Following Shutdowns and Mandates

December 10, 2021 1:47 pmDecember 13, 2021 3:23 pm

Prior to the Government-imposed school shut downs in 2020, a mere 2.5 percent of Nevada households were homeschooling their children. As of this fall semester, it’s reported that number has soared to 13.1 percent. Parents witnessed, first hand, the radical race and sex ed agendas their kids were being exposed...