Embattled Las Vegas charter school to discuss missed pension payments at Monday meeting

Joshua Peguero
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An embattled charter school in Las Vegas is being accused in a complaint of not making retirement contributions for its employees.

The Nevada Public Employees Retirement System filed a complaint with the Department of Taxation last week, stating TEACH Las Vegas owes $327,881 in retirement contributions.

8 News Now previously reported on this issue last month when several teachers accused the charter school of not having paid into PERS for several months.

According to staff 8 News Now interviewed, 17 out of TEACH Las Vegas’ 23 teachers resigned from the school in early October.

Teachers accuse Las Vegas charter school of not paying into their pension

According to the complaint, TEACH Las Vegas didn’t make a payment from February to August 2023.

TEACH Las Vegas’s school board is scheduled to discuss the missed PERS payments on Monday.

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