Schools Clark County Public

When we moved to NV, we wanted to place our daughter in an online hybrid school because we were concerned to hear of all the bullying that happens in public schools-​particularly in Clark County… there’s a YouTube video of middle schoolers fighting at the bus stop for our community-​it was all over the news and pretty scary. We have had some problems living in AZ in the larger public schools and are very wary of putting our girl in a situation like that again. Well, all of the charter schools and Online schools are full, and the private schools are insanely priced. We were floundering. One day returning home from a meet and greet for a charter school wait list all the way across town (30 minutes or more each way depending on traffic) we drove past Faiss Middle School, which is the name of the school listed here under a generic name is called. My daughter is an artist and has an eye for beautiful, interesting or just catching things. She saw Faiss Middle, which has a really unique design and immediately asked if it was a middle school and could we go look at it? I was hesitant, but we went ahead and stopped in. Within minutes of our arrival we had an enrollment packet, and the Special Education teacher, vice principle and registrar had all come to sit down and chat with us about all of our needs! Since we had been put on the wait list at the other charter school, and had to have all of the documents for registration with me, it was super convenient and everything was ready to go. I voiced my concerns about the bullying issues I had seen and heard about, and since that YouTube video hit the internet and went viral, the news reported on it, and the teens involved both in the beating and videoing the violent act were charged. The end of it being increased monitoring and an eyes on approach which enlists all students, teachers and Aids to report any act of bullying on campus, they had a big «No bullying» campaign, where specialists and anti-​bullying foundations helped to make a change, which had worked well. There is a zero tolerance for bullying. After that video posted, our community has now placed 2 security guards at the bus stop to ensure the safety of all of the children. There have been a few hiccups, with the whole «locker concept» being a bit trying for all 6^th graders, and finding her way around the school etc. We’ve already had a meeting to set up a new IEP and a plan for progression, testing and the whole team was wonderful. She is now placed appropriately for her needs and has even made a few friends-​which is super important! I think that the longer we are here, the better it all will be, and it will flow smoothly and be a good experience.