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Lander County School Safety: Student involvement in criminal incidents increased by 186.7% compared to previous 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

Compared to the previous year, Lander County schools reported a 186.7% increase in criminal offenses involving students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

In the 2022-23 school year, out of 1,059 students enrolled in Lander County schools, 4.1% were involved in criminal incidents.

The most frequent criminal offense involving students in the county during the 2022-23 school year involved violence.

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 due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Total Incidents in Lander County Schools Over 2 Years
04812162024283236402021-222022-23

Lander County Schools Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
Name of SchoolTotal Count of Incidents in 2022-23% Change
Eleanor Lemaire Junior High School41583.3%
Battle Mountain High School2-77.8%
Austin Combined Schools0-
Battle Mountain Elementary School0-

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