LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Students, teachers and parents spoke to the Clark County School District Board of Trustees Thursday night, urging officials to reconsider plans to eliminate 1,200 positions at the end of the school year.
The district sent a letter to CCSD staff this week informing them of the cuts, which will affect hundreds of schools. District officials said the eliminations are necessary because fewer students are enrolled than anticipated, and costs have risen.
Five students were the first to address the board. Sydney Scott, an eighth-grader at Bob Miller Middle School, expressed concern over the elimination of social worker Karen Davis, who also serves as advisor of the Black Student Union…