In 2022-23 school year, 4 American Indian students reportedly involved in criminal offenses in Douglas County schools

NV Superintendent of Public Instruction Chad Aldis 2023 | Iowa Department of Education

By Eagle Valley Times

Dec 6, 2023

There were four American Indian students involved in criminal incidents at Douglas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

American Indian students committed 11.1% of the 36 criminal incidents in Douglas County schools in the 2022-23 school year. This is a decrease in the share of crimes committed by American Indian students compared to the year before.

The most common offense committed by American Indian students involved possessing drugs, occurring 50% of the time.

The year before, incidents involving drugs were the most common crimes committed by American Indian Douglas County students.

In fact, incidents involving possessing drugs were the most prevalent crimes among all students in Douglas County schools in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall, the total number of criminal incidents in Douglas County schools decreased by 52% compared to the previous year.

Within Douglas County, Douglas High School 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 Douglas County Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year

Douglas County Schools Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year

School Name	Total Count of Incidents	% of American Indian Students Responsible
Douglas High School	23	17.4%
ASPIRE Academy High School	5	0%
Jacks Valley Elementary School	4	0%
Carson Valley Middle School	2	0%
Pau Wa Lu Middle School	2	0%
C. C. Meneley Elementary School	0	0%
ALT School	0	0%
Douglas Nevada Online	0	0%
Gardnerville Elementary School	0	0%
George Whittell High School	0	0%
Jacobsen High School	0	0%
Minden Elementary School	0	0%
Pinon Hills Elementary School	0	0%
G. L. Scarselli Elementary School	0	0%
Zephyr Cove Elementary School	0	0%