Nevada school district, teachers union set to appear in court over alleged sickout

A Nevada school district and a teacher's union are set to appear in court Wednesday after the district asked a judge for a temporary restraining order to put an end to an alleged sickout that caused a spike in staff absences. The hearing comes as the district and the union are locked in a contract dispute. The Clark County School District, which includes Las Vegas, claims that through a "targeted and coordinated rolling-sickout strike" the Clark County Education Association's licensed educators "forced the closure of three Clark County schools and...