LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Dozens of students’ futures are up in the air after a private school in the Northwest Valley was evicted.
The Founder of Acton Academy Red Rock, Amy Novak, says the school welcomes about 60 students, ranging from kindergarten to high school, who learn in all different ways.
“Because our environment is more open and it is not a one size fits all, we tend to attract a Neurodiverse population,” Novak says.
She describes the school as a ‘learner driven’ environment, with adults on site serving as ‘guides’ to students.
“Our learners are basically responsible for the day to day operation, the governance of the school and the accountability,” she
The eviction comes down to a dispute between Novak and the property’s owner, regarding who’s responsible for paying for thousands of dollars of mold removal in the building.
After some back and forth, Novak says Acton Academy was given a 24 hour eviction notice Tuesday morning. On Wednesday morning, Novak, along with parents and teachers, said their goodbyes to a building they’ve called home for about three years.
Parent Noelle Frye says her daughter, Elizabeth, considers Acton Academy to be her second home, and doesn’t understand why she can’t go back.
“The educators there have special skills that they can use to teach children like my daughter, and I’m angry that I feel like it’s all being taken away, even if it’s temporary,” Frye says.
Novak says there are no other learning environments like Acton Academy in the Las Vegas Valley.
“We’ve put our trust and our faith in a really tight, good system that provides our kids with a learning environment that is not really available anywhere else,” she says.
Another parent, Patricia Farley, agrees, saying she will wait until the school finds its new permanent home.
“I have unique learners, the school caters to their needs,” Farley says. “There’s no other school in the state of Nevada that provides what’s happening here.”
Novak says she’s found a place to hold classes for the next two to three weeks. She thinks it’ll be about one month until Acton Academy can move into its new, permanent, building.
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