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Safety in Humboldt County Schools: 17 American Indian 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 17 American Indian students involved in criminal incidents at Humboldt County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

American Indian students committed 14.7% of the 109 criminal incidents in Humboldt County schools in the 2022-23 school year. This is a decrease in the share of crimes committed by American Indian students compared to the year before.

The most common offense committed by American Indian students involved violence, occurring 62.5% of the time.

The year before, incidents involving violence were also the most common crimes committed by American Indian Humboldt County students.

Incidents involving drugs were the most prevalent crimes among all students in Humboldt County schools in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall, the total number of criminal incidents in Humboldt County schools increased by 22.5% compared to the previous year.

Within Humboldt County, Winnemucca 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 Humboldt County Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
White [58.7%]Hispanic [22.9%]American Indian [14.7%]Ethnities with <5% [2.7%]

Humboldt County Schools Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
School NameTotal Count of Incidents% of American Indian Students Responsible
Winnemucca Junior High School385.3%
Albert M. Lowry High School283.6%
French Ford Middle School280%
McDermitt Junior High School6100%
McDermitt Elementary5100%
McDermitt High School2100%
Grass Valley Elementary10%
Sonoma Heights Elementary10%
Denio00%
Kings River00%
Orovada School00%
Paradise Valley School00%
Winnemucca Grammar School00%

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