CCSD g Office of the Superintendent
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
CLARK COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DATE: November 2, 2017
TO: All Administrators
FROM: Pat Skorkowshy Superintendent of Schools
SUBJECT: Clarification: Guidelines for Trustee Visits
Ihave heard from several of you who have asked for clarification about the memo | issued last
week (October 24, 2017) regarding interactions and site visits by Trustee Kevin Child.
| want to offer a little additional context and appeal to you for support of your colleagues in a
difficult situation,
First of all, | made a decision to trespass Trustee Child from district property after hearing from
many employees who have expressed concerns. Even after the memo | sent directing Trustee
Child to schedule school visits through my office, he has continued to show up at schools
without previously clearing it with me. A few weeks ago, an unannounced visit to a school by
Trustee Child included him taking over classroom instruction and making comments that
embarrassed a student. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that Trustee Child has made
comments in a classroom upsetting students and staff.
This is just one of the recent complaints | have received about Trustee Child's behavior, despite
my repeated attempts to coach him about his behavior around staff and students, as well as.
attempts made by his colleagues on the Board and by our attorneys. There are also reports
that Trustee Child has made statements threatening the jobs of staff members who he believes
may have made complaints about him.
Part of my decision last week was made because the District has been notified by an outside
government agency that it has received a complaint regarding Trustee Child's behavior. The
agency is investigating the complaint and its investigative process is confidential by law.All Ad
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| understand there will be staff who may wish to speak to Trustee Child, and each of you can do
50 outside of work if you so choose. If you choose to communicate with him while on district
property, do so electronically or by phone --not by inviting him to your campus.
Unfortunately, Trustee Child has made a point of deliberately violating the trespass that | have
issued, and some of you have told me you fee! uncomfortable issuing a trespass to him. |
understand and do not want to put you in a difficult position. Therefore, if Trustee Child
arrives on your campus, please notify your supervisor and call Joe Caruso, Special Assistant to
the Superintendent/Liaison to the Board of School Trustees, at 702-799-5310 or 702-813-7170
and Mr. Caruso will either come to your campus or send someone to monitor Trustee Child
until he leaves your campus.
Please know that this directive comes from a place of working to protect all students and staff,
as well as the District.
Feel free to contact me directly with any input or questions you have.
Board of Schoo! Trustees
‘Stephen Augspurger, CCASAPE