Against the Clark County School district to go before a judge. Returns to court today. brian loftus two families are sueing. Saying the district didnt do enough to prevent bullying at a local middle school. brian loftus 8 news now reporter nia wong is live outside the regional justice center. With a break down of the case. Good morning, nia. nia wong brian and kirsten. The bench trial is scheduled to resume at 1 oclock this afternoon. Both sides made their case during yesterdays Opening Statements including one of the alleged victims. Two families say thern 6th grade at greenspun middle schoool the parents say they were never told about the incidents surrounding their children. And the school failed to look into their kids bullying claims. One of the victims says another boy called him homophobic names in band class. And told the dean about it. But the alleged bully wasnt punished. According to Court Documents the attacks were so bad. One victim was stabbed with a pencil in his private
There. The Sheriffs Office says no ammunition was discovered. And no threats were made. The student was taken into custody and turned over to juvenile parole and probation. Kirsten Joyce the firstever bullying lawsuit against the School District to reach a judge continues in a valley courtroom today. i was going to try and kill myself. And why were you going to do that . Um, because i didnt see any like other options Kirsten Joyce Opening Statements were and the trial picks back up today today the families of two boys say they were harassed and bullied daily while at greenspun middle school. The parents say the were never notified about it by the school. And the school failed to investigate it. They want better antibullying policies and accountability. But the School District attorneys painted a different story it was 6th graders being 6th graders outside the School Administration that these homophobic names were being used. Kirsten Joyce this is a bench trial, which means there is no
It is absolutely critical that the government prime this pump for the Construction Industry to get its feet back on the ground and start the recovery in Southern Nevada. The Commission Vote was 6 to 1. The lone dissent was chris giunchigliani. Who expressed concerns the state legislature was forcing clark county to approve this plan. New information tonight. That could lead to in an unsolved double homicide. Sydney land and nehemiah kauffman were gunned down. In their home. Near hualapai and peace way. Last month. Investigators have arrested someone. Accused of threatening the couple. Just weeks before. Shane valentine is accused of shooting up the family home of one of the victims. Nehemiah kauffman. On october 8th. No one was injured in that incident. That happened. About 20 days before the murder. Detectives have not named a suspect. In the murder. But have said. They were looking for two men. Shoot. At a teenager. When police say. A teen tried to run over the officer. With his car.
Temperatures plummeting to between 58 and 62 degrees will be closer to 1 here in the valley, morning lows will drop in the 40s and feel like we are in the mid and upper 30s. Because morning lows will be so chilly due to the wind, checking your 4 ps is a good idea pipes, pets, plants and people any exposed outdoor pipes should be wrapped and insulated. Outdoor potted plants and pets should be brought inside for warmth and make sure your will take over again and mainly sunny skies and light breaking overnight. A woman is in custody after herself inside for two hours. Our crews were at the scene overnight near hacienda and maryland parkway. Police finally arrested a 38year old woman around 1 30 this morning. Developing now. Changes could be coming to your kids school. The state has released a narrowed down list of failing Public Schools that could converted to charter schools. Marissa kyn outside jerome middle. Near lamb and sahara. With a look at that list. This is one of those schools t
Extra officers. And help fund the future home of the raiders. Not everyone agreed on the building of a stadium. Motion passes congratulations sheriff clark county board of commissioners voted to increase sales tax by point zero one percent sheriff lombardo i need to have officers who are not responding call to call to call Sheriff Joe Lombardo i was never comfortable iwth the number of officers we had working the resort corridor Sheriff Joe Lombardo addressed the comission urging for the approval of the more cops tax which would put about 68 more officers along the resort corridor. Something he says is necessary as weve seen a spike in violent crime. Sheriff joe lombardo its a continual sisue we deal with but its improtant something aboutit nats todays agenda please step forward and identify yourself also on tuesdays agenda. 750 million in funding for the raiders stadium through a tax increase of about 1point4 percent for rooms on the resort coridor. And a half percent increase to hote