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Parents and advocates clash at state board over calls to revoke licenses of educators who praised political violence
Summary
Public commenters asked the State Board to pursue license revocations for Nevada educators who allegedly celebrated an assassination; other speakers urged due process and that personnel matters remain at district level. The board did not take action; the public comment was entered into the record.
Several members of the public urged the board Wednesday to investigate and pursue license revocations after reports that some Nevada educators used social media to celebrate the assassination of a public figure; other commenters warned against politicizing personnel matters and urged adherence to district-level procedures.
"When an educator publicly glorifies violence, it meets those definitions precisely," Erin Phillips, CEO of Power to Parent, said, citing professional and statutory standards and asking the board to place an item on the next meeting agenda…
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