Opinion

Part 10: I want my kids in a school, not a gang hideout. I’m Jamie Thompson, a Reno mom, and I’m done watching Nevada’s classrooms turn into fight clubs and drug markets. My heart swells with hope imagining schools where Sarah and Ben can learn without fear, and Governor Lombardo...

Part 9: My daughter Sarah’s friends skip school all the time, and nothing happens. I’m livid. I drag myself out of bed at 5 a.m. to get my kids to class, but half their peers don’t show, and Nevada’s schools just shrug. We have laws that say truants can face...

Part 7: I voted for Joe Lombardo, believing he’d be the tough leader who’d tackle our school crisis. Two years in, problems like low test scores and violence persist, and I’m worried. But I see his Nevada Accountability in Education Act as a strong start, with open enrollment and better...

Part 6: I sat down with my son’s principal last week, asked him why fights and drugs are out of control. He mumbled about “complex issues” and dodged my eyes. I left that meeting fuming. Nevada’s school leaders are struggling, hiding behind excuses while our kids suffer. I’m a Reno...

Part 5: My neighbor’s kid, just 13, was offered weed in the school bathroom last week. My heart stopped when I heard. Sarah and Ben are in those same halls, surrounded by kids peddling drugs like it’s a street corner. Nevada’s schools aren’t just failing to teach, they’re turning into...

Part 4: My son Ben came home last month, pale as a ghost. He saw a fight in the hallway at his Reno school, a teacher got punched trying to break it up. I hugged him tight, but inside, I was screaming. This isn’t a school, it’s a battlefield. I’m...