The lawsuit says students in Nuiqsut made racist threats in a classroom setting in 2017, and students were not appropriately disciplined.
Northwest
After early containment, COVID-19 spreads rapidly in rural Alaska
Northern and Northwest Alaska now have the highest case rates in the state.
Gambell residents hunker down amid COVID-19 outbreak
Local residents told KNOM they worry that the virus is spreading more easily because of the number of people living in overcrowded homes with their extended families.
COVID-19 cases in several Northwest Arctic villages halts in-person schooling
All three of the schools in Kotzebue, and three Northwest Arctic village schools, will need to conduct school remotely.
Local orgs donate $38,000 to speed up processing of Nome’s sexual assault kits
Right now, according to NPD’s Evidence Custodian Paul Kosto, the state lab is taking about a year to process kits.
Kiana resident tests positive for COVID-19 after returning from Red Dog Mine
The village tribal president says the individual and their family are in medical isolation, and the local school will be entirely remote.