LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A high school principal is expressing safety concerns over the number of homeless encampments located a few feet away from campus.
Adjacent to Spring Valley High School near Buffalo and Flamingo roads is Spring Valley Community Park.
Tara Powell, principal of Spring Valley High, told 8 News Now the proximity of tents and camps near her campus poses a safety risk.
“I’m afraid that a kid is just going to come down here and just, wrong time, wrong place, and get hurt,” Powell said on Friday.
8 News Now toured the high school’s campus with Powell who pointed out the damage caused near the baseball field.
“They’ve got a dozen doughnuts. A bike. An air mattress,” Powell said as she peered through the fence near student lockers.
Two weeks ago, Spring Valley High administrators found a person living inside a shelter used by students on the baseball team.
“Too close for comfort on our property. Like these kids deserve better. They deserve to have a safe learning environment and right now this is a concern,” Powell said.