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Safety in Lander County Schools: 25 white students involved in criminal incidents in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction chad aldis 2023

NV Superintendent of Public Instruction Chad Aldis 2023 | Iowa Department of Education

NV Superintendent of Public Instruction Chad Aldis 2023 | Iowa Department of Education

There were 25 white students involved in criminal incidents at Lander County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

White students committed 58.1% of the 43 criminal incidents in Lander County schools in the 2022-23 school year. This is an increase in the share of crimes committed by white students compared to the year before.

The most common offense committed by white students involved violence, occurring 84% of the time.

The year before, incidents involving consuming alcohol were the most common crimes committed by white Lander County students.

In fact, incidents involving violence were the most prevalent crimes among all students in Lander County schools in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall, the total number of criminal incidents in Lander County schools increased by 186.7% compared to the previous year.

Within Lander County, Eleanor Lemaire Junior High School experienced the highest level of student-perpetrated criminal activity.

Parents have raised concerns about increasing crime in Nevada schools.

“Nevada schools are in a state of crisis as classroom violence increases,” Sig and Lori Rogich wrote in an opinion column in the Reno Gazette Journal.

An analysis of school district police data by the Las Vegas Sun found that both the occurrence and intensity of crimes within schools are increasing dangerously.

Some data provided by the Nevada Accountability Portal may be incomplete, as it is subject to the limitations imposed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Ethnicity Breakdown of Lander County Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
White [58.1%]Hispanic [37.2%]Ethnities with <5% [4.7%]

Lander County Schools Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
School NameTotal Count of Incidents% of White Students Responsible
Eleanor Lemaire Junior High School4161%
Battle Mountain High School20%
Austin Combined Schools00%
Battle Mountain Elementary School00%

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