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In 2022-23 school year, 5 Pacific Islander students reportedly involved in criminal offenses in Lyon County schools

Webp superintendent of public instruction chad aldis 2023

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

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

There were five Pacific Islander students involved in criminal incidents at Lyon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

Pacific Islander students committed 0.7% of the 759 criminal incidents in Lyon County schools in the 2022-23 school year. This is an increase in the share of crimes committed by Pacific Islander students compared to the year before.

The most common offense committed by Pacific Islander students involved violence, occurring 60% of the time.

The year before, incidents involving violence were also the most common crimes committed by Pacific Islander Lyon County students.

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

Overall, the total number of criminal incidents in Lyon County schools increased by 50.6% compared to the previous year.

Within Lyon County, Fernley 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 Lyon County Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
White [65.9%]Hispanic [22.9%]American Indian [5.8%]Ethnities with <5% [5.2%]

Lyon County Schools Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
School NameTotal Count of Incidents% of Pacific Islander Students Responsible
Fernley High School1570%
Silverland Middle School1081.9%
Sutro Elementary School720%
Silver Stage Elementary School682.9%
Silver Stage Middle School680%
Dayton High School660%
Dayton Intermediate School551.8%
Yerington Intermediate School430%
Silver Stage High School400%
Fernley Elementary School260%
Yerington High School200%
Fernley Intermediate School130%
Riverview Elementary School80%
East Valley Elementary School70%
Smith Valley Schools60%
Yerington Elementary School20%
Cottonwood Elementary School00%
Dayton Elementary School00%

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