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OPINION: The Fight For Parental Rights In Nevada’s Schools Is Just Beginning

December 6, 2024 3:06 pmDecember 12, 2024 5:10 pm

A wise professor once told me “Never mistake law for justice. Justice is an ideal and law is a tool.” Those words rang true this week as I made my way back from oral arguments in the San Francisco Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Doe vs WCSD....

NV Dept of Education Adds Anti-Grooming Bill to Legislative Docket

November 27, 2024 5:07 pmDecember 7, 2024 1:23 pm

The Committee on Education, on behalf if the Nevada Department of Education, has submitted Senate Bill 59 for consideration in the next legislative session. The bill revises provisions NRS 391.330 governing the license of educational personnel. The provisions include the prohibition of “grooming” and acts of sexual impropriety. The description...

Alex Woodley Resigns from City of Reno Amid Allegations of ‘Sexting’ On City-Issued Cell Phone

October 11, 2024 3:06 pmOctober 17, 2024 10:45 am

The Globe has exclusively learned from multiple sources within the City of Reno that Director of Code Enforcement Alex Woodley resigned on Wednesday after a discovery of salacious text messages, including photos and videos, from his city-issued cell phone. The thousands of text messages were sent over a period of...

OPINON: With My Reforms, We Can Turn WCSD Around

May 24, 2024 6:21 pm

Hello. I am Oscar Williams, running for Washoe School Board District E. I’m a thirty-year resident of Reno and a super dad. My son attended Westergard and Billinghurst in District E as a special needs student due to his dyslexia. To the parents of children with dyslexia, there is hope—lots...

OPINION: The True Power and Responsibility of a WCSD Trustee

May 21, 2024 1:10 pmMay 21, 2024 2:18 pm

“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” George Orwell, 1984 Washoe County School District has immense power; the power to shape the minds of 60,000 students each day. It has a huge responsibility to do so in...

Opinion: Bridging the Gap in Washoe County’s Education System

May 2, 2024 10:48 am

In reflecting on the state of education in Washoe County, it’s hard not to draw parallels to the repetitive cycle depicted in the comedy classic, Groundhog Day. Year after year, we awaken to the disheartening reality of stagnant school rankings and declining scores. Despite our best efforts, progress seems elusive,...

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...