LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Four Clark County schools have canceled classes the morning after the district announced plans to file a restraining order on "sickouts."
According to the Clark County School District, each campus was closed due to a "high number of unexpected teacher absences."
These schools include Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Sig Rogich Middle School, Gwendolyn Woolley Elementary School, and Neil C. Twitchell Elementary School.
Southwest Career and Technical Academy Principal Donna Levy addressed parents in a message on the school's website, asking parents to refrain from sending their children to school on Tuesday, Sept. 12, due to the absences.
“This is Principal Donna Levy. We are canceling school today at Southwest CTA. Please do not send your children to campus today, Tuesday, September 12th. There are an unexpected number of licensed staff/teachers absent from school today and we have made the difficult decision to not have school today. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience. I will send you a message later today to provide additional information regarding classes for tomorrow. Thank you.”
The city of Henderson is offering its Battle Born Kids program at Henderson Multigenerational Center for parents impacted by the closure of Twitchell Elementary.
This news comes as the Clark County School District announced plans to file a restraining order against so-called "sickouts" across the district on Monday.
"Today, the Clark County School District submitted an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the continuance of a strike by licensed educators represented by CCEA...the actions of licensed educators have forced the closure of three CCSD schools and severely disrupted the operations of two additional schools through a targeted and coordinated rolling-sickout strike."
In a statement released Tuesday morning, the CCEA told Channel 13 that the union "will make its position clear in court tomorrow, Wednesday, September 13."
In a previous statement to Channel 13, they denied involvement with the unexpected absences.
