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CCSD Educator to Present Data Alleging Underreporting of Student Discipline

LAS VEGAS (FOX5 Vegas) – A Clark County School District (CCSD) educator is raising concerns about the accuracy of reported student discipline data and plans to⁤ present ​his findings at a town hall this Saturday. Doctor Kyle Rogers, a teacher at⁤ Peterson Academic School – a behavioral school for middle and high school students – believes the​ district is underreporting the amount of time students are removed from classrooms.

Rogers, who has 11 years of experience in education and also works as a foster parent, argues⁤ that keeping students connected to‌ school is crucial for ⁣their success. “I’ve seen how when you love ⁤on⁤ them…⁤ when you take care of them, when you don’t push them​ out, you continue to call them back in, they can thrive‌ and they can succeed.And that’s what I want to see ​for all of our students,” he asserted.

While CCSD reports student discipline data regularly, with their last report delivered over the summer, Rogers contends the publicly available⁤ facts doesn’t paint a complete picture. According to associate Superintendent Kevin mcpartlin, the district is seeing “positive trends” with a ten percent decrease in total suspensions this year compared to the same​ period last year – approximately 2,200 fewer suspensions.⁢ This data is available on the CCSD website:⁣ https://aarsiapps.ccsd.net/datatransparency/district-overview.html.

rogers’ concern centers on instances where students are‌ removed from ‌campus for investigative purposes, a practice he claims isn’t reflected ⁣as a suspension in official data.”Sometimes the ⁣district​ will remove a kid for during an incident occurring⁤ and⁤ what the district claims is we need time to investigate the incident. And so, they say, ‘We’re going to wait, and you’re​ not allowed in the building for ‌two days,'” ⁢Rogers explained.

he alleges this practice ‍results in a significant amount of lost instructional time. ‍”Ther are thousands, really tens of thousands of​ suspensions. That isn’t ‍showing up in the data that anyone knows‍ about… Students are⁤ missing, collectively in a single school ‌year based on the data, I have over 100,000 days of missed instruction,” Rogers stated. He believes this missed time⁤ negatively impacts standardized test scores ⁢and student engagement.

Rogers plans to‍ present seven​ years ⁣of data, which he says is not currently public, at a town hall on Saturday, october 11th at 10 ⁣a.m. ⁤at the Clark County Library on Flamingo.

CCSD’s latest presentation on student discipline can be viewed starting at‍ the 8:00 minute mark here: https://ccsd.eduvision.tv/play.aspx?qev=X3Y5NcZVhaCsGmlNWq5new%253d%253d.

LAS VEGAS – Two skydivers sustained serious injuries after a parachute malfunction during a jump south of Las Vegas on September 17, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

the incident occurred near Jean, Nevada, when two sets of jumpers exited a small plane at an altitude of 11,000 feet. One pair experienced issues with both their primary and reserve parachutes.

Investigators reported to police that the primary parachute “was not working and also it could have,” and the backup parachute’s deployment was hampered by a slide that failed to fully extend. Consequently, the skydivers impacted the ground at speeds between 35 and 45 mph.

Both individuals were transported to UMC Trauma by Mercy Air with notable injuries.

the Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating the incident. Skydiving carries inherent risks, and proper parachute function is critical for a safe landing. Standard skydiving procedures include rigorous equipment checks and dual-parachute systems as a safety measure.