Priorities, People — Schools Before Scandals

The announcement about a Washoe County School Distrcit meeting on September 12, 2025.

Yes, yes, we’ve heard it — “Where’s Picon on Beadles and Trackergate?” The comments, the emails, we’re sure we are getting side-eye. Rest assured, we’ve covered it (check the website, it’s there), and we’ll even get around to tossing it up on Facebook once we come up for air.

But while everyone else is busy chasing headlines, we’re more interested in what’s happening right here in the neighborhoods — namely, the repurposing of two local schools. That’s not gossip; that’s kids, their families, teachers, and property lines. The Washoe County School District is holding a community meeting on Wednesday, November 12th, at Libby Booth Elementary, 1450 Stewart Street, to talk about what this might mean for the potentially impacted school communities.

We’ve been poking around the repurposing, and it’s... interesting, to say the least. Before we say too much, though, we’d rather let the district tell residents directly what’s in the works. Because while Trackergate might make headlines, it’s these schoolyard shake-ups that’ll hit closer to home.