A Nevada school district and teachers union are expected in court regarding a recent string of teacher callouts during a bitter contract battle.
Ongoing staffing issues in Las Vegas-area schools reached a critical point in September 2023, with classes being cancelled or combined to address teacher absences at campuses across the nation's fifth-largest school district, Clark County School District.
"The absentee level at the affected schools is unprecedented," the motion said, according to The Associated Press,"and these mass sickouts have left students, parents, staff, and administrators scrambling to ensure students’ wellbeing."94-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TRAVELS ACROSS US TO SEE 90-YEAR-OLD SISTER ONE LAST TIME Clark County School District is the largest in Nevada, and one of the largest in the U.S. with about 295,000 students. CCSD is not only one of the largest school districts in the U.S. with about 295,000 students, it is the largest in the state of Nevada and is currently facing 1,100 teacher vacancies. Contract negotiations have been underway since March over topics such as pay, benefits and working conditions. Negotiations resumed this week, but ahead of Wednesday’s hearing, the school district announced it had declared an impasse with the teachers union, saying arbitration was now"the only way" to resolve the ongoing fight after 11 unsuccessful bargaining sessions. It called the union's demands"unaffordable" and"budget-busting."The union is seeking 18% across-the-board pay raises over two years. It also wants additional compensation for special education teachers and teachers in high-vacancy, typically low-income schools, as well as an increased pay rate for teachers working extended-day hours at certain campuses. The district said its final offer before declaring an impasse included a 9% salary increase during the first year of a new contract, a new pay scale that it says emphasizes college education and years of experience and other incentives forGet all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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