Washoe County Archives - Page 21 of 29

WCSD Introduces 4th, 5th Graders to ‘Bodies with Vulvas and Penises’

July 20, 2023 5:30 pmJuly 28, 2023 2:56 pm

The Washoe County School District’s (WCSD) sex-ed curriculum (S.H.A.R.E) for 4th and 5th graders (9-11 years old) teaches, in part, that “bodies with vulvas typically reach puberty before bodies with penises.” The curriculum rarely mentions female and male. This new curriculum is not an adopted state standard, but could be...

Judge Guts Trackergate, Dismisses Claims of Doxxing, Negligence

July 18, 2023 6:40 pmJuly 20, 2023 11:59 am

Washoe County District Court Judge David Hardy dismissed four out of eight counts last Friday in a case known as Trackergate, brought by Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Von Hartung against private investigator David McNeely of 5 Alpha Industries and an unknown individual, John Doe, who...

Washoe County Prepares to Overhaul Election Processes

June 26, 2023 11:47 amAugust 16, 2023 3:52 pm

After an audit found that Washoe County election processes were “error prone and confusing,” County Manager Eric Brown and Registrar of Voters Jamie Rodriguez gave a presentation to the commissioners and explained the need for a massive overhaul of the county’s election system. According to the RGJ, Brown remembers telling...

Trackergate Case Heads To NV Supreme Court

May 12, 2023 2:38 pm

The Globe has extensively reported on a civil case filed in Washoe County involving a private investigator, his client, Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung. The ongoing litigation has had a series of twists and turns as the civil complaint, filed by Schieve and later...

WCSD Sued For Violating Parental Constitutional Rights

May 12, 2023 10:52 amMay 12, 2023 1:51 pm

Attorneys Sigal Chattah and Joey Gilbert have filed a lawsuit (see below) against Washoe County School District (WCSD) for violating parental constitutional rights. The District adopted Regulation 5161 which prohibits school staff from notifying parents of their child’s change in gender identity, sexual orientation, pronouns, and transgender status. Part of...

The Homeless Crisis in Washoe County, Millions of Dollars In Grant Funds, and the CARES Campus

May 1, 2023 10:29 amMay 2, 2023 11:25 am

There is an overwhelming lack of data Washoe County is using in order to justify the County receiving millions of dollars in federal grants. The lack of experience of County staff and questionable decisions has caused costly missteps at the expense of taxpayers and the public for the CARES Campus in...

Opinion: Proposed Closure Of Incline Village Middle School Causes 15 Reasons Of Concern

April 27, 2023 2:02 pmApril 27, 2023 2:35 pm

As the elected Washoe County School District Trustee (A) that serves Incline Village, I learned about the proposal to close Incline Middle School at approximately the same time the public learned of the school district’s plans. This proposal hasn’t been determined or ratified, however, I have and share the many...