Education
GVHS Theater: ACLU Says "The Show Must Go On"
Submitted by Phil Hooper on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 16:29.The ACLU of Nevada expresses its strong opposition to recent legal action that seeks to prohibit performances of Rent: School Edition and The Laramie Project at Green Valley High School in Henderson.
ACLU opposes Churchill County's proposal to allow drug dogs to sniff high school students’ belongings
Submitted by Paige Thie White on Fri, 02/29/2008 - 09:31.Members of the Churchill County community concerned the ACLU of Nevada with an administrative regulation which would allow drug dogs to sniff the belongings of high school students. These searches would be totally suspicionless and random in a school district that purports to have no serious drug problem.
Esmerelda County School District Agrees To Allow Students To Speak Spanish On Bus After ACLU Sends Letter
Submitted by Paige Thie White on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 11:59.In October 2007, the Esmerelda County School Board approved a policy that prohibits speaking Spanish while riding the school bus. The ACLU received complaints from parents whose children were affected by this policy, and sent a letter to the School District Superintendent Robert Aumaugher asking him to immediately rescind the policy. Mr. Aumaugher agreed to make it clear that students are allowed to speak Spanish while they ride the school bus and sent a letter to parents - in both Spanish and English - explaining the district’s language policy.
