Diploma not only goal at ‘recovery high school’
Students attending the old Biltmore Continuation High School will work toward graduation just like everyoneelse.
But as part of the initial class at the Clark County School District’s first “recovery high school,” they also will be working to overcome an even bigger
obstacle: the chains of addiction.
It’s a community effort to keep about 100 students struggling with drug or alcohol abuse in school by offering counseling and wraparound services to assist in their recovery.
“It’s … our job to say, ‘Come here, we have kids just like you that are in recovery,’” said school Associate Superintendent Jeff Horn. “You’re not different, you’re not broken, you’re not bad — you just need the support and love and
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ical restraint by the teacher’s aide, but they disagreed on the amount of the award. Two arbitrators recommended a $900,000 award, while the third recommended the award should be no higher than $500,000, according to the filing.
Records show James, who was 28 when she was arrested in March 2012, was moved to the boy’s classroom in November 2011. She pleaded guilty in June 2014 to two counts of gross misdemeanor child abuse, neglect or endangerment and was sentenced to probation.
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