Ed. Dept. slow to revoke licenses after arrests

LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Department of Education took an average of one year to find out that licensed teachers had been arrested, and some licenses were active even after the licensee had been sentenced to jail or prison for a sex-related crime, according to a state audit. The findings were published in a report released Tuesday by the Legislative Counsel Bureau and based on a sample of 13 license revocation cases. “The office does not hav