the teacher, elizabeth clausen, has been placed on temporary lead. students have taken to stow to -- student media voicing support. between the photo you see here and how it represents our nation's history. her students have been studying this photo for five months and they say that there's nothing wrong with it. klausen's students are not happy, they say, with the way the situation has been handled.>> the way everyone is looking at the situation, they don't know the context of what's going on and they don't know we are forming our own opinions. >> officials with the district say they are investigating situation. the students have made # free klausen that is trending on social media.>>> nevada's education savings account program has not started, but resources -- carson city judge has been asked to stop it already. james wilson is weighing arguments on whether the program violates the constitution. the lawsuit was brought forward by parents concern that the school choice program will take public money away from public schools, harming the public aroun

teacher elizabeth clausen had her students write about this picture called "a tale of two hoodies". it features a white police officer in a ku klux klan hood, pointing a gun at a black child wearing a hoodie and holding candy. students were asked to draw parallels between the picture and america's past with slavery. lyon county school district says its interviewing everyone involved, and investigating the motives behind the picture. nevada attorney general adam laxalt is asking a judge to throw out one of the lawsuits on the education savings account program. this is the lawsuit filed by lieutenant governor mark hutchison, on behalf of parents who hutchison say are left in limbo because of the hutchison has a legal conflict of interest in this case, since he filed it as a private lawyer. the savings account program is scheduled to start february first. it's also facing lawsuits from groups who don't want state funds to go to religious schools. a heartwarming sendoff today, to the city of henderson's fire chief. he retired today, and each station spoke about what he means to them ove

heated reactions from locals have been flooding social media about elizabeth clausen and her motives in the case. this photo was assigned to students throughout the semester to get them thinking about racism and american history, is the way she put it. while many adults and parents have been offended by this photo, the students are strongly supporting their teacher. tune in our to our later newscast to hear reaction from >>> and time now for mynews4.com web poll question. we would like to know tonight do you think this homework assignment that the school district has apologized for is grounds for termination? there is still plenty of time to vote. you'll find the web poll on our home page at my news 4.com and we'll have updated results throughout our newscast tonight. >>> a carson city judge is considering arguments challenging the constitutional ality of nevada's school choice education savings account program. judge james wilson says he will decide soon whether he'll stop the program from moving forward that hearing just concluded within the last half hour. news 4's terri hendry wi

the teacher, elizabeth clausen, has been placed on temporary leave. today students have taken to social media voicing their support for their teacher. clausen asked her students to think tabata parallels between the know toe and how it represents our nation's history. her students have been studying this photo for five months now, and they say there is nothing wrong with it. clausen's students are not happy with the way the situation is being handled. looking at this situation, they don't know the context of what is going on and we're just forming our own opinions. we're not being told what to think. >> the officials with the school district say they're investigating the situation. you can tune in to news 4 nightly tonight at 6:00. we'll have the full story for you then. >>> a reno hospital says it will pay for an autopsy on a 20- year-old woman who died while on life support. she died monday at st. mary's regional medical center where she never woke up from anesthesia after surgery on april 126789 family attorney says her father wasn't told the cause

parents have been outraged on social media regarding the photo that the dayton high school teacher elizabeth clausen assigned her students. because of ill of the outrage, she has been put on a temporary leave by the school board and the students are not happy. >> nobody is listening to what the juniors have to say. we're the ones in the class every day and we're the ones that took the final and my parents opinions are irrelevant. they have nothing to the with it. >> reporter: they will conduct interviews with students and teachers to see the motive behind this assignment. the district asked miss clausen not to speak out on her assignment. as of right now it could take days until the students know when or if she'll return. >> the way that everyone is looking at this situation, they don't know the context of what is going on and they don't know we're forming our own opinions. >> i didn't know teaching was crime. >> reporter: you personally really have controversy to isn't it? >> the real world isn't utopia and it isn't this picture perfect image and she was showing us that. it it is a very controversi

elizabeth clausen .. has been placed on temporary leave. students took to social media yesterday.. to voice their support for their teacher.. clausenasked her students to think about the parallels between the photo and how it represents our nation's history.her students have been studying this photo for five months now... and they say that there's nothing wrong with it.clausen's students say they are not happy with the way this situation is being handled. 3 (("the way that everyone is looking at this situation they don't know the context of what's going on and they don't know that we're just forming our own opinion we're not being told what to think.")) 3 (samantha)>> school district officials say that they are investigating the situation. the students have made "hashtag free clausen" .... trending on social media. 3 swoosh sound 3 (bill)>> still ahead.. a story that is not for the "faint of heart".. or stomach. we head to montana.. its supplies from a very unlikely source. find out where.. when we return. 3 (sam)>> and if you have a facebook account, be sure to "like" krnv news 4!