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CCSD approves a combined $12.6 million settlement for lawsuits

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On Thursday, the CCSD Board of Trustees approved $12.6 million in settlements for three lawsuits.

One of those settlements, amounting to $1 million, stems from an incident at Durango High School in 2023, where a viral video showed a police officer slamming a student to the ground.

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Bodycam footage from CCSDPD is now under order to be released. This Durango High School incident happened in early 2023 and remains the subject of an excessive force investigation.

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The ACLU, which represents the student and their family, sent Channel 13 the following statement:

We've spent nearly two years seeking justice for our clients and their families on their way to healing and peace
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Another settlement amounting to $9.6 million was approved for the family of a student who was sexually abused by a driver in 2015.

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