LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — You shared with us your concerns ahead of the new school year for the Clark County School District, and we are bringing you those answers.
Lisa Filutze had concerns about safety in schools.
Justin Hinton reached out to the CCSD Police Department and was told by a spokesperson that there are two main reasons: funding and logistics.
He said students would have to get to school extra early, and if they're staying outside in the heat, it would just be too much.
At our event at Mothership Coffee, we spoke to some local parents who cited funding as a concern in the district, opting to send their kids to a local charter school instead of public schools.
Justin Hinton also discussed that issue recently with Jesse Welch, Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning for the district.
Viewer Cece Ryan wrote in with her concern about children walking to and from school in the heat we usually see in August.
Anjali Patel wanted some input from an expert, so she brought in meteorologist Justin Hinton to help with answering this.
He had some tips to help kids stay cool walking home in the afternoon sun, including making sure they have hats and sunscreen as well as a full water bottle before they leave school.
Viewer Joe Pitts had a question about just how many schools we have here locally.
This is a topic Anjali Patel has been following closely since the cities of North Las Vegas and Henderson were approved to allow city-sponsored charter schools.
Here's her answer.
It wasn't just the team at Good Morning Las Vegas working to get your answers.
Anchor Abel Garcia sat down with Superintendent Jhone Ebert in a one-on-one interview to get answers on school safety, immigration, finances, performance and more ahead of the first day of class on Aug. 11
WATCH that full interview here:
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