School District Has Terse Response When Asked About Lawsuit Involving Reprimanded Nurse

When asked about the status of Rebecca Quinn, a nurse listed with the Washoe County School District, and named in a lawsuit by parents with signature forgery allegations and in a Nevada State Board of Nursing “agreement for reprimand”,  PIO Victoria Campbell had a terse response for Our Town Reno.

“The District has not been served with the court documents you reference. However, attempts to litigate matters publicly or assign guilt through the media are inappropriate,” Campbell wrote back today.

“Ms. Quinn remains a valued employee of the District, and while the District cannot provide details related to personnel matters, it already appears based on the limited information you provided that the information relayed to the media is inaccurate. Once served, the District will provide all appropriate defenses and arguments in the proper venue of the litigation, rather than through public speculation.”

A filed lawsuit document shared with us is dated January 30th, and also lists the school district, WCSDPD, Jeremy Backman from the district’s police department, Spanish Springs Elementary School, and superintendent Joe Ernst among the defendants.

The Nevada State Board of Nursing document shared with us is signed as accepted and approved on January 15th, with the signatures of Quinn and Board President Cheryl Maes. 

It states that Quinn “freely admits that on or about August 12, 2025, while employed as a Registered Nurse for a school district in Reno, Nevada, the Respondent incorrectly signed documents, and inaccurately documented dates on four occasions.  Respondent acknowledges this conduct constitutes a violation of NRS. 632.347 (1)(g) unprofessional conduct and NAC 632.890 (27) failing to perform nursing in a manner consistent with established or customary standards of practice.”

The document shared with us states Quinn is to “be publicly reprimanded,” with an obligation to complete several courses, including one on professional accountability in nursing.

The lawsuit in the US District of Nevada court seeking compensatory damages states the child in this case suffers from periodic fever syndrome.

It alleges that Quinn obtained confidential medical records from a third party provider, allegedly, according to the lawsuit, forging “one or both parents’ signatures on a medical release form to obtain this protected information.”

The lawsuit we were sent then states plaintiffs “requested remote learning or similar accommodation to protect the child and ensure continued access to education” before alleging this was denied.

The lawsuit also makes references to an alleged failure to follow the child’s “504 plan,” which is a provision outlined by federal statute that “promotes equitable access to education, despite a child's disability or health impairment.”

The parents say their child is no longer at the school, indicating they are hoping for transparency for the entire community on this serious matter.

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