School year with 325 vacancies. And many of those will be filled by substitute teachers. All vacancies are inside Elementary Schools. Nearly half are for special education classes. But it has an impact on already poor performing schools. david gomez, parent of 4 children nv Peace Alliance Community Leader it puts more pressure as a father on me to make sure that their education is where it should be meg nigro, executive director, Recruitment Development it puts our kids who are already at a disadvantage because they may not have some Foundation Skills then to start the year with a substitute who isnt licensed is not what we want Michelle Mortensen the 5 thousand dollar incentive from nevadas legislature for select schools will not be spread out over the entire year. Plus the state department is allowing incoming educators provisional licenses. It means they can get hired and have one year to meet nevada requirments. Michelle Mortensen even though today is the first day of school for cc
Is speeding through school zones, and there are some newer laws as well. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. Kirsten Joyce shakala, besides the Large Police Presence else has the department been working to get the word out . Shakala alvaranga kirsten, several departments have highlight the rules of the road. A week long event last week was held for bike, pedestrian and teen driver safety. Demetria, how are the roads . Watch out for a crash on tropicana, west of boulder highway. Flamingo and its been a pretty mild morning considering how many extra vehicles are back on the road. Things are quiet down at i15 and blue diamond. Were talking. More than 120 thousand students a day Michelle Mortensen drivers are tasked with the big responsibility of making sure those kids get to and from school safely. Kirsten Joyce joining us live from the cheye vegas. Is superintendent pat skorkowsky. Sherry, hows the weather . Sherry Swensk clear skies this morning after clear skies this morning a
Mind today ccsd saw a record enrollment this year. So. More kids equal more walkers. And as you mentioned, safety is top priority today. Were joined now by Sergeant Sean walker with the North Las Vegas Police Department. Throughout the week, police will be scoping out any dangerous driving behaviors in and around school zones. Because many Students Walk to and from school, crossing busy intersections, youll see a lot of the morning and afternoon hours. The goal of the backtoschool Traffic Enforcement is to educate drivers about traffic gets hurt this morning. Several departments have been working together over the past few weeks to highlight the rules of the road. That included bike and bus safety. Meanwhile, police will be here for the first week of school clock in the afternoon to enforce those laws. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. Kirsten Joyce shakala, what are some laws through school zones . Shakala alvaranga kirsten, when you see that blinking yellow light, youll wa
After a 14 Year Old Girl told them she had escaped his home, where he had locked her in his bedroom for a month and forced her to have sex with him on numerous occassions. Kims father even saw the girl in his sons room but says he didnt know she was being held against her will. When she escaped, police looked for more victims, and found them. There were 83 counts against him before the plea deal brought that number down to 4. The father of the girl who was kidnapped and held for a month says it was the right move, to protect the young victims all i know is from what it sounds like is im very happy that the da did a very good job protecting everybody and making sure a monster like this is being sent where he belongs. Hopefully i just never have to see his face again. paul joncich he said the month they were missing their daugther was very stressful. Saying they went out daily searching the community for her. She told police she was running away from home, when kim told her he would give
The Warbler Ridge Conservation Area in Charleston is offering a new guided driving tour program, Wandering the Woods, for area senior living facilities.