Scoundrel in the Schoolhouse

Clark County Employee Jailed for Indecency

In a development that will set many a parent’s teeth on edge and send schoolhouse reputations tumbling like a poorly built fence, a Clark County School District employee has been clapped into irons for alleged misconduct with a minor.

Manuel Ayala-Tovar, aged 33 years and—one assumes—fully aware of societal consensus on right and wrong, got escorted to the Clark County Detention Center, where he will no doubt have ample time to contemplate the error of his ways. The accused had been gainfully employed at Manuel J. Cortez Elementary School since 2022, though one suspects his departure will not come with a gold watch or farewell parties.

The authorities, diligent in sniffing out misdeeds, commenced their investigation in November 2024. From that moment, Ayala-Tovar got sent home, which in schoolhouse parlance generally means “don’t come back.”

While the wheels of justice turn, the community watches and waits, hoping that such a disgraceful business never darkens the door of their schoolhouses again.