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
Here at 8 news now im Sharie Johnson. Class will be back in session tomorrow for both Clark County School district as well as unlv and many are wondering how to dress. Katie boer is here to give us a look at your bus stop forecast tomorrow. Katie . katie boer head back to school. Your extended forecast shows temps. Returning back to the triple digits for the next three or four days before another slight dip back to the upper 90s. Sharie Johnson from the skies to the roads. Valley Law Enforcement is urging drivers to stay safe. Your commute will soon see more traffic anchor Demetria Obilor has a look at some areas sure to slow you down in this weeks look ahead. Students go back to School Tomorrow morning, so expect a lot more traffic on the road. There are cone zones all throughout town that are going to slow you down. Well talk about a few of them you may want to watch out for. Up in the northwest, theres a lot of work happening on ann road and 215, plus theres a bus yard nearby. Expec
Ticket counter. Chaos at l. A. X. After false reports of an active shooter. We heard theres a shooter. Theres a shooter. We couldnt believe what was going on. We immediately started running. What happens to the other 11 million . Will there be a Deportation Force removing these individuals . Donald trump has told us they need to leave the country but now its shifting. The softening is more approach. Two brothers charged with nikeya aldridge. Submerged cars. And forecasters watch two weather systems expected to impact the southeast united states. If you live along the gulf coast or the atlantic coastline, you need to make preparations now. I continue to stand with the people in the press. Colin kaepernick elaborating on his decision to remain seated. Theres a time and a place. Show some respect. Airline pilots suspected of being drunk before the scheduled flight. A new Jersey Police officer pulled a man from the tracks just seconds before a train barrelled through. All that. Tonight, we
Several parents voiced their concerns at an open house thursday night at Walter Jacobson elementary school. After wednesdays hazmat scare at johnson junior high. Emotions ran high as many parents want to know the extent of the mercury contamination the mother of the teen who touched the substance that set off the quarantine says she wants to know what to do next. Tanja babajan, parent i dont know what to do, where to go, whom to ask, whose gonna help us, whose gonna clean my house, whose gonna check my little kids. He told me he gets headaches, hes naseaus, he has diarrhea. Now. Kirsten Joyce police say they are working to figure out how the mercury got into the school and who brought it. If you have items that may be contaminated, police urge you to bring them to johnson junior high this morning at 8. Kirsten Joyce during last nights School Board Meeting School District superintendent Pat Skorkowsky said he will meet with the officials involved with the incident. Residents asked where
And im paul joncich in for dave. A packed house tonight at nearby Walter Jacobson elementary school. And emotions were running high. Denise Valdez we have Team Coverage for you tonight. Brittany edney is just ahead with reaction from tonights School Board Meeting. Shakala alvaranga starts us off live with new details from this Community Open house. Shakala . Shakala Alvaranga paul and denise, it took only a few minutes for a shouting match to ensue. Some parents were upset with the lack of communication last night. And left just as angry becas simply werent being answered. What was supposed to be an informative meeting. Clouded by frustration and anger. We all want to know the answer questions gone unanswered. And many want to know. Just how serious is this mercury contamination. i dont know what to whose gonna help us, whose gonna clean my house, whose gonna check my little kids. tanjas son touched the substance. That set off a 20 hour quarantine at Walter Johnson junior high. Today h