In The News: Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services

Las Vegas Review Journal

After a hard lockdown at her school last month when teenagers hid for more than an hour, Shadow Ridge High School student Pamela Llamas decided to stay home the next day.

Nevada Independent

For the past few years, Las Vegas elementary school teacher Kristan Nigro said she has dealt with extreme, and at times violent, student behavior. In one incident, a student acted out, trashed her classroom and hit a classmate in the face with a book. That same student later threw a pair of scissors at her and just missed her face.

Las Vegas Sun

A 鈥 We Need to Talk鈥 panel discussion on critical race theory at 性视界传媒鈥檚 Greenspun Hall Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

Yahoo!

Warning signs showed in the 18-year-old who committed the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. A 性视界传媒 psychology professor, Dr. Sam Song explains the warning signs.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

An unfortunately familiar story for our nation.

Las Vegas Sun

Some district teachers, students place blame squarely on class sizes, but research on subject is mixed

NPR

After several days of classroom lockdowns when violent brawls broke out inside Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas, Cherish Morgan had had enough.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Three students were arrested Wednesday in three separate assaults on teachers and staff at Las Vegas Valley schools, the latest in a growing trend of violence throughout the Clark County School District that some experts and community leaders say is the culmination of a lack of comprehensive resources for children that has been exacerbated by the pandemic.

K-12 Dive

Current protests and strikes 鈥 while not as high-profile or large-scale as those in 2018-19 during the #RedforEd movement 鈥 will still be influential, said Brad Marianno, assistant professor of educational policy and leadership at the 性视界传媒, in an email.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Danica Hays will become the 性视界传媒 College of Education鈥檚 permanent dean after filling the job on an interim basis for nine months. The change will take effect July 1, the university announced Thursday.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Danica Hays will become the 性视界传媒 College of Education鈥檚 permanent dean after filling the job on an interim basis for nine months. The change will take effect July 1, the university announced Thursday.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

More students, more teachers. Thousands of valley kids will make their return to the classroom next week. For many, it marks the first in-person learning in more than a year. But before that happens, there's a conversation we need to be having with our kids. 13 Action News anchor Tricia Kean picks up some important safety advice from a local expert.