LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Fifty-three million dollars. That’s how much the Clark County School District has spent this fiscal year on settlements and lawyer fees.
The district’s interim superintendent Brenda Larsen-Mitchell revealed the figure at Thursday’s school board meeting.
Administrators have cited lawsuits as one of the reasons why CCSD is experiencing a budget deficit.
“My understanding is that we budgeted $30 million for litigation and we were over by approximately 23 [million],” Larsen-Mitchell said.
She was responding to a question from Linda Cavazos CCSD board of trustee.
“Litigation is more expensive,” Jason Goudie, the former chief financial officer for CCSD, said on Friday. He was fired last month after the district’s shortfall came to light.
“Under my contract, I was fired without cause and that’s the only thing I know. I was not given any more details,” Goudie said.