LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Two Clark County School District trustees have sued the district and its Board of Trustees, alleging board policies unlawfully restrict what elected trustees can say publicly.
Lorena Biassotti and Lydia Dominguez filed the lawsuit Monday in Clark County District Court. They also name Board President Emily Stevens as a defendant in her official capacity. The complaint follows a public reprimand of Biassotti at an August board meeting over her social media posts and an XX-XY shirt she wore to a meeting.
The trustees challenge Governance Policies GP-2 and GP-3, which they say restrict trustees from making negative or disparaging remarks about the district, board members or board decisions. The complaint also points to rules discouraging posts about education topics that could come before the board and opinions on socially or politically sensitive issues. The trustees allege the policies are vague and give the board room to selectively discipline members for expressing views the board majority opposes…