Under Nevada's respondeat superior law, schools and school districts are liable for the negligent acts of employees within the scope of their employment. A Nevada school employee is acting within the scope of their employment if: What they were doing occurred during business hours, and the actions were part of the employee's regular job function. State governments generally have the right to claim sovereign immunity from lawsuits. Under NRS 41.032, Nevada consents to be sued by its citizens for the negligence of its employees. As a condition of Nevada's sovereign immunity waiver, there is a $100,000 cap on damages for negligent acts by public employees. Additionally, victims of school employee negligence cannot recover punitive damages in Nevada.