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How many students involved in criminal incidents in White Pine County schools in 2022-23 school year were white?

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 61 white students involved in criminal incidents at White Pine County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

White students committed 64.4% of the 104 criminal incidents in White Pine County schools in the 2022-23 school year. This is a decrease 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 89.6% of the time.

The year before, incidents involving violence were also the most common crimes committed by white White Pine County students.

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

Overall, the total number of criminal incidents in White Pine County schools decreased by 14% compared to the previous year.

Within White Pine County, David E. Norman Elementary 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 White Pine County Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
White [64.4%]Hispanic [27.9%]American Indian [6.7%]Ethnities with <5% [3.8%]

White Pine County Schools Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
School NameTotal Count of Incidents% of White Students Responsible
David E. Norman Elementary5877.6%
White Pine Middle School2450%
White Pine High School1643.8%
Learning Bridge333.3%
McGill Elementary250%
Steptoe Valley High School1100%
Baker Elementary00%
Lund Elementary00%
Lund High School00%

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