Douglas County Archives - Page 7 of 7

DCSB President Speaks Out in Defense of Girls Sports And Private Spaces

May 15, 2023 2:14 pmMay 19, 2023 4:12 pm

Last week, we broke the story that that ACLU NV threatened the Douglas County School District with litigation if the Board of Trustees adopt a “transgender student policy” that protect sports, locker rooms, and bathrooms from biological men who identify as females or biological women who identify as males. The ACLU NV...

Gov Lombardo Advocates To Restore Protection In Female Sports

May 12, 2023 8:31 amMay 15, 2023 3:55 pm

Announced in a press release from the Republican Governors Association, Governor Lombardo has joined a coalition of 25 governors who are advocating to restore protection in girls’ sports in the wake of the Biden Administration’s new Title IX rules, proposed by the Department of Education, to expand the meaning of...

ACLU NV Threatens Lawsuit Against Douglas County School District

May 11, 2023 6:50 amMay 12, 2023 8:34 am

The Globe obtained a letter (see below) sent to the Douglas County School District Board of Trustees from the ACLU Nevada that threatens the district with a lawsuit if the Board adopts a transgender student policy that protect sports, locker rooms, and bathrooms from biological males who identify as females or...

Rural Counties Approved For Federal Funding After Major Disaster Declaration

April 28, 2023 12:06 pm

After a series of winter storms caused over $10 million in damages in Nevada, Governor Joe Lombardo declared a State of Emergency back in March and urged the Biden Administration to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for Nevada. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, along with Congressman Steven Horsford...

Opinion: Critical Race Theory Lies and People Who Tell Them

November 22, 2021 6:30 amNovember 21, 2021 2:02 pm

Listen carefully to the language used by proponents of critical race theory (CRT). That language is intentionally false and misleading. It was invented to sell folks many Big Lies they couldn’t sell with honest language. For example, diversity, equity, inclusion and access was invented to sound like equal opportunity and...