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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.385 - Display and promotion of toll-free telephone number for center that receives reports of abuse or neglect of child.

1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall ensure that at least one poster created pursuant to NRS 432B.200 which prominently displays the toll-free telephone number for the center that receives reports of abuse or neglect of a child in this State is posted:
(a) Conspicuously in each public school of the school district or the charter school, as applicable;
(b) In an area that is frequently and easily accessed by pupils; and
(c) At eye level, as practicable, according to the average height of the pupils enrolled in the public school.
2. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school, in addition to the requirements in subsection 1, may promote the toll-free telephone number for the center that receives reports of abuse or neglect of a child in this State through electronic means, including, without limitation, social media. As used in this subsection, "social media" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.003.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 481)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.422 - Participation of certain public schools in biennial survey for Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System; exception; notice; consent.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school that operates a middle school, junior high school or high school shall ensure that the school district or charter school, as applicable, participates in the biennial survey administered pursuant to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or any equivalent or successor system developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2. A public school shall not administer the survey described in subsection 1 to a pupil if:
(a) The pupil is an unemancipated minor and the parent or guardian of the pupil has refused to consent to the administration of the survey pursuant to subsection 5; or
(b) The pupil has refused to participate in the survey pursuant to subsection 5.
3. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that operates as a middle school, junior high school or high school shall ensure that a form is provided to the parent or guardian of each pupil to whom the survey described in subsection 1 will be administered that allows the parent or guardian to refuse consent to the administration of the survey to the pupil.
4. Before the administration of the survey described in subsection 1 to a pupil, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school shall provide the parent or guardian of the pupil or, if the pupil is an emancipated minor or is at least 18 years of age, the pupil, with an opportunity to review the survey and written notice of:
(a) The manner in which the survey will be administered;
(b) The manner in which the results of the survey will be used; and
(c) The persons who will have access to the results of the survey.
5. At any time:
(a) The parent or guardian of a pupil who is an unemancipated minor may refuse to provide consent to the administration of the survey described in subsection 1 by completing and submitting the form described in subsection 3, or any other written refusal of consent, to the principal or other person in charge of the public school in which the pupil is enrolled.
(b) A pupil may refuse to participate in the survey.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2819)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.430 - Sanitation and prevention of diseases: Authority of board of trustees of school districts and governing bodies of charter schools.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of trustees of a school district may:
(a) Adopt and enforce regulations that are necessary for sanitation in the public schools and for the prevention of the spread of contagious and infectious diseases therein.
(b) Spend money available in the school district to enforce the regulations among indigent children.
2. The governing body of a charter school may:
(a) Adopt and enforce rules that are necessary for sanitation in the charter school and for the prevention of contagious and infectious diseases; and
(b) Spend money to enforce the rules among indigent children.
[403:32:1956]—(NRS A 1997, 1875)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.437 - Immunization of pupils: Exemption if prohibited by religious belief.

A public school shall not refuse to enroll a child as a pupil because the child has not been immunized pursuant to NRS 392.435 if the parents or guardian of the child has submitted to the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of a charter school in which the child has been accepted for enrollment a written statement indicating that their religious belief prohibits immunization of such child.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1040; A 1997, 1876)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.439 - Immunization of pupils: Exemption if prevented by medical condition.

If the medical condition of a child will not permit the child to be immunized to the extent required by NRS 392.435 and a written statement of this fact is signed by a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse and by the parents or guardian of the child, the board of trustees of the school district or governing body of the charter school in which the child has been accepted for enrollment shall exempt the child from all or part of the provisions of NRS 392.435, as the case may be, for enrollment purposes.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1040; A 1997, 1877; 2017, 1745)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.443 - Immunization of pupils: Additional requirements imposed after enrollment; additional certificate required.

If, after a child has been enrolled in a public school and before registration for any subsequent school year additional immunization requirements are provided by law, the child’s parents or guardian shall submit an additional certificate or certificates to the board of trustees or the governing body of the charter school in which the child is enrolled stating that the child has met the new immunization requirements.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1041; A 1997, 1877)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.446 - Immunization of pupils: Protection of child exempt from immunization if dangerous disease exists in school.

Whenever the State Board of Health or a local board of health determines that there is a dangerous contagious disease in a public school attended by a child for whom exemption from immunization is claimed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 392.437 or 392.439, the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school in which the child is enrolled shall require either:
1. That the child be immunized; or
2. That the child remain outside the school environment and the local health officer be notified.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 314; A 1997, 1877)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.448 - Immunization of pupils: Penalty for refusal to remove child from school when required by law.

Any parent or guardian who refuses to remove his or her child from the public school in which the child is enrolled when retention in school is prohibited under the provisions of NRS 392.435, 392.443 or 392.446 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 314)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.450 - Drills to instruct pupils in appropriate procedures to be followed in event of lockdown or emergency; approval of drills; posting of escape routes; enforcement; penalty.

1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall provide drills for the pupils in the schools in the school district or the charter schools at least once each month during the school year to instruct those pupils in the appropriate procedures to be followed in the event of a lockdown, fire or other emergency. Not more than three of the drills provided pursuant to this subsection may include instruction in the appropriate procedures to be followed in the event of a chemical explosion, related emergencies and other natural disasters. At least one-half of the drills provided pursuant to this subsection must include instruction in appropriate procedures to be followed in the event of a lockdown.
2. In all cities or towns, the drills required by subsection 1 must be approved by the chief of the fire department of the city or town, if the city or town has a regularly organized, paid fire department or voluntary fire department, and must be conducted in accordance with any applicable fire code and any direction from the State Fire Marshal. In addition, the drills in each school must be conducted under the supervision of the:
(a) Person designated for this purpose by the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of a charter school in a county whose population is less than 100,000; or
(b) Emergency manager designated pursuant to NRS 388.262 in a county whose population is 100,000 or more.
3. A diagram of the approved escape route and any other information related to the drills required by subsection 1 which is approved by the chief of the fire department or, if there is no fire department, the State Fire Marshal must be kept posted in every classroom of every public school by the principal or teacher in charge thereof.
4. The principal, teacher or other person in charge of each school building shall:
(a) Cause the provisions of this section to be enforced; and
(b) Ensure the drills provided pursuant to subsection 1 occur at different times during normal school hours.
5. Any violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor.
6. As used in this section, "lockdown" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.2343.
[405:32:1956]—(NRS A 1971, 152; 1993, 112; 1997, 1877; 2001, 1329; 2017, 2732; 2019, 3250)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.453 - Adoption of policy by school district or charter school concerning safe exposure to sun.

1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall adopt a policy concerning safe exposure to the sun.
2. The policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Provide that for the purposes of the policy, sunscreen must not be considered a medication sold over the counter; and
(b) Allow a pupil who participates in an outdoor activity while on the grounds of the public school or the charter school or in an outdoor activity sponsored by the public school or the charter school to:
(1) Wear clothing, which complies with the dress code of the school, if any, designed to protect against exposure to the sun, including, without limitation, a hat; and
(2) Possess and self-administer sunscreen.
3. The policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 may include teaching pupils enrolled in a public school of the school district or charter school practices for safe exposure to the sun to reduce the risk of skin cancer.
4. For the purposes of this section, "sunscreen" means a topical product:
(a) Applied to the skin; and
(b) Approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent damage caused from overexposure to the sun.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 546)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.455 - Devices for protection of eyes required in certain classes.

1. If a school district or a charter school has established a program in career and technical education, the teachers and pupils in classes provided pursuant to the program must wear devices provided by the school district or the charter school which are designed to protect their eyes while they are using power tools, torches or other dangerous equipment or machinery.
2. The teachers and pupils in classes in science must wear devices provided by the school district which are designed to protect their eyes when chemicals or toxic substances are used in those classes.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 185; A 1997, 1878; 2005, 1052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4577 - Employer required to grant leave to parent to participate in school conferences and other school-related activities; conditions; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an employer shall grant a parent, guardian or custodian of a child who is enrolled in a public school leave from his or her place of employment for 4 hours per school year, which must be taken in increments of at least 1 hour, to:
(a) Attend parent-teacher conferences;
(b) Attend school-related activities during regular school hours;
(c) Volunteer or otherwise be involved at the school in which his or her child is enrolled during regular school hours; and
(d) Attend school-sponsored events.
The leave must be at a time mutually agreed upon by the employer and the employee.
2. An employer may require:
(a) An employee to provide a written request for the leave at least 5 school days before the leave is taken; and
(b) An employee who takes leave pursuant to this section to provide documentation that during the time of the leave, the employee attended or was otherwise involved at the school or school-related activity for one of the purposes set forth in subsection 1.
3. An employer is not required to pay an employee for any leave taken pursuant to this section.
4. A parent, guardian or custodian must be granted leave in accordance with this section for each child of the parent, guardian or custodian who is enrolled in public school.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply if an employee is afforded pursuant to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement:
(a) At least 4 hours of leave or more per school year for the purposes set forth in subsection 1 and subject to the same provisions as subsections 2, 3 and 4; and
(b) Substantially similar protections and remedies for violations by the employer as those that are set forth in NRS 392.920.
6. As used in this section, "employer" means any person who has 50 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current calendar year.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1247)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4601 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 392.4601 to 392.472, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 392.4603, 392.4605 and 392.4607 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2329; A 2023, 785)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4603 - "Expel" or "expulsion" defined.

"Expel" or "expulsion" means the disciplinary removal of a pupil from the school in which the pupil is currently enrolled for more than one school semester with the possibility of:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, returning to the school in which the pupil is currently enrolled or another public school within the school district after the expulsion; and
2. Enrolling in a program or public school for alternative education for pupils who are expelled or permanently expelled during the period of expulsion.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2329)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4609 - Regulations.

The Department shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 392.4601 to 392.472, inclusive, including, without limitation, regulations which establish timelines for the purposes of subsection 1 of NRS 392.4671.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 924, 2330; A 2023, 785)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.461 - Code of honor relating to cheating; contents; distribution.

1. The Department shall prescribe by regulation a written policy that establishes a code of honor for pupils relating to cheating on examinations and course work. The policy must be developed in consultation with the boards of trustees of school districts, the governing bodies of charter schools, educational personnel employed by school districts and charter schools, and local associations and organizations of parents whose children are enrolled in public schools throughout this State.
2. The policy must include, without limitation, a definition of cheating that clearly and concisely informs pupils which acts constitute cheating for purposes of the code of honor.
3. On or before July 1 of each year, the Department shall:
(a) Provide a copy of the code of honor to the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school.
(b) Review and amend the code of honor as necessary.
4. Copies of the code of honor must be made available for inspection at each public school located within a school district, including, without limitation, each charter school, in an area on the grounds of the school that is open to the public.
5. Each classroom teacher shall:
(a) Distribute the code of honor to each pupil enrolled in the teacher’s class and to the parent or legal guardian of each pupil enrolled in his or her class at the beginning of each school year or upon a pupil’s enrollment in the teacher’s class, as applicable;
(b) Provide the pupil and the parent or legal guardian of the pupil with a reasonable opportunity to sign the code of honor; and
(c) If the code of honor is returned with the signatures, retain a copy of the signed code of honor in the pupil’s file.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1661; A 2007, 2916)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.462 - Collection by public school of data on discipline of pupils.

Each public school shall quarterly collect data on the discipline of pupils and the plans developed pursuant to NRS 392.4644. Such data must include, without limitation, the number of expulsions and suspensions of pupils, the number of staff positions in the school that are vacant, the average class size for each grade in the school, the implementation of each plan, the training received by teachers and administrators regarding each plan, the number of placements of pupils in another school and the ratio of pupils to school counselors, school psychologists and school social workers. Such data must be disaggregated into the subgroups of pupils listed in subsection 2 of NRS 385A.250 and the types of offense. The principal of each public school shall:
1. Review the data and take appropriate action;
2. On or before August 1 of each year, report the data to:
(a) The board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the public school, as applicable;
(b) The superintendent of the school district or the administrative head of the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable;
(c) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education;
(d) The Superintendent of Public Instruction; and
(e) The Department; and
3. To the extent allowed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, post the data on the Internet website maintained by the public school.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3571; A 2021, 3560; 2023, 763, 786)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.463 - Adoption of plan to ensure public schools are safe and free of controlled substances; written rules of behavior and punishments; distribution of plan and rules to pupils; availability for inspection.

1. Each school district shall adopt a plan to ensure that the public schools within the school district are safe and free of controlled substances. The plan must comply with the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 7101 et seq.
2. Each school district shall prescribe written rules of behavior required of and prohibited for pupils attending school within their district and shall prescribe appropriate punishments for violations of the rules. If suspension or expulsion is used as a punishment for a violation of the rules, the school district shall follow the procedures in NRS 392.467.
3. A copy of the plan adopted pursuant to subsection 1 and the rules of behavior, prescribed punishments and procedures to be followed in imposing punishments prescribed pursuant to subsection 2 must be distributed to each pupil at the beginning of the school year and to each new pupil who enters school during the year. Copies must also be made available for inspection at each school located in that district in an area on the grounds of the school which is open to the public.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 350; A 2003, 19th Special Session, 80)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4633 - Corporal punishment prohibited.

1. Corporal punishment must not be administered upon a pupil in any public school.
2. Subsection 1 does not prohibit any person from defending himself or herself if attacked by a pupil.
3. As used in this section, "corporal punishment" means the intentional infliction of physical pain upon or the physical restraint of a pupil for disciplinary purposes. The term does not include the use of reasonable and necessary force:
(a) To quell a disturbance that threatens physical injury to any person or the destruction of property;
(b) To obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object within a pupil’s control;
(c) For the purpose of self-defense or the defense of another person; or
(d) To escort a disruptive pupil who refuses to go voluntarily with the proper authorities.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 60; A 1979, 1616; 1987, 1013; 1993, 2622; 2009, 921; 2017, 2090)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.46335 - Prohibition against disciplining pupils based on race.

1. A pupil enrolled in a public school may not be disciplined, including, without limitation, pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 386.855 or NRS 392.466 or 392.467, based on the race of the pupil.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Protective hairstyle" includes, without limitation, hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists.
(b) "Race" includes traits associated with race, including, without limitation, hair texture and protective hairstyles.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1718)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4634 - Prohibition against disciplining certain pupils for simulating firearm or dangerous weapon or wearing clothing or accessories that depict firearm or dangerous weapon; prohibition against adoption of conflicting policy, ordinance or regulation.

1. A pupil enrolled in kindergarten or grades 1 to 8, inclusive, may not be disciplined, including, without limitation, pursuant to NRS 392.466, for:
(a) Simulating a firearm or dangerous weapon while playing; or
(b) Wearing clothing or accessories that depict a firearm or dangerous weapon or express an opinion regarding a constitutional right to keep and bear arms,
unless it substantially disrupts the educational environment, creates a risk of harm to another person or places another person in reasonable fear of harm.
2. Simulating a firearm or dangerous weapon includes, without limitation:
(a) Brandishing a partially consumed pastry or other food item to simulate a firearm or dangerous weapon;
(b) Possessing a toy firearm or toy dangerous weapon that is 2 inches or less in length;
(c) Possessing a toy firearm or toy dangerous weapon made of plastic building blocks which snap together;
(d) Using a finger or hand to simulate a firearm or dangerous weapon;
(e) Drawing a picture or possessing an image of a firearm or dangerous weapon; and
(f) Using a pencil, pen or other writing or drawing implement to simulate a firearm or dangerous weapon.
3. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit a school from establishing and enforcing a policy requiring pupils to wear a school uniform as authorized pursuant to NRS 386.855.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Dangerous weapon" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.466.
(b) "Firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.466.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2026; A 2019, 3571; 2021, 2330, 3560; 2023, 786)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4635 - Policy for prohibition of activities of criminal gangs on school property.

1. The board of trustees of each school district shall establish a policy that prohibits the activities of criminal gangs on school property.
2. The policy established pursuant to subsection 1 may include, without limitation:
(a) The provision of training for the prevention of the activities of criminal gangs on school property.
(b) If the policy includes training:
(1) A designation of the grade levels of the pupils who must receive the training.
(2) A designation of the personnel who must receive the training, including, without limitation, personnel who are employed in schools at the grade levels designated pursuant to subparagraph (1).
The board of trustees of each school district shall ensure that the training is provided to the pupils and personnel designated in the policy.
(c) Provisions which prohibit:
(1) A pupil from wearing any clothing or carrying any symbol on school property that denotes membership in or an affiliation with a criminal gang; and
(2) Any activity that encourages participation in a criminal gang or facilitates illegal acts of a criminal gang.
(d) Provisions which provide for the suspension or expulsion pursuant to NRS 392.466 and 392.467 of pupils who violate the policy.
3. The board of trustees of each school district may develop the policy required pursuant to subsection 1 in consultation with:
(a) Local law enforcement agencies;
(b) School police officers, if any;
(c) Persons who have experience regarding the actions and activities of criminal gangs;
(d) Organizations which are dedicated to alleviating criminal gangs or assisting members of criminal gangs who wish to disassociate from the gang; and
(e) Any other person deemed necessary by the board of trustees.
4. As used in this section, "criminal gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 213.1263.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1426; A 2009, 1195; 2019, 3572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4636 - School transportation policy.

1. The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy for school transportation which includes, without limitation:
(a) Rules regarding the conduct of pupils on school transportation;
(b) Responsibilities for the driver of school transportation and any other staff member on school transportation;
(c) Responsibilities for the principal of a public school relating to school transportation; and
(d) A process for progressive discipline on school transportation which establishes discipline on the basis of the category and number of offenses committed by a pupil. The process for progressive discipline must include, without limitation, provisions relating to notification of the parent or legal guardian of a pupil, a conference involving the pupil, driver and principal and the exclusion of a pupil from school transportation for severe or repeated offenses by the pupil.
2. The plan established pursuant to NRS 392.4644 must include the policy for school transportation adopted by the board of trustees of the school district in which the public school is located pursuant to subsection 1.
3. A pupil must not be removed or otherwise excluded from school transportation provided by a school district or public school during the same trip in which the pupil has engaged in behavior which violates the policy for school transportation adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2004)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4637 - Policy concerning use and possession of pagers, cellular telephones and other electronic devices.

1. The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy concerning the use and possession by pupils of a pager, cellular telephone or any other similar electronic device used for communication while on the premises of a public school or while at an activity sponsored by a public school.
2. The policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Prescribe appropriate measures for disciplining a pupil who violates the policy.
(b) Be included within each copy of the rules of behavior for pupils that the school district provides to pupils pursuant to NRS 392.463.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 493)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4638 - Board of trustees authorized to adopt policy for pupils to report unlawful activity being conducted on school property, activity sponsored by public school or on school bus.

1. The board of trustees of each school district may adopt a policy that allows a pupil enrolled in a public school within the school district to report, anonymously if the pupil chooses, any unlawful activity which is being conducted on school property, at an activity sponsored by a public school or on a school bus. The policy may include, without limitation:
(a) The types of unlawful activities which a pupil may report; and
(b) The manner in which a pupil may report the unlawful activities.
2. The board of trustees of a school district may work in consultation with a local law enforcement agency or other governmental entity, corporation, business, organization or other entity to assist the board of trustees in the implementation of a policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
3. If the board of trustees of a school district adopts a policy pursuant to subsection 1, each public school within the school district shall post prominently in various locations at the school the policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1, which must clearly denote the phone number and any other methods by which a report may be made. If a public school maintains an Internet website for the school, the policy must also be posted on the school’s website.
4. If the board of trustees of a school district adopts a policy pursuant to subsection 1, the board of trustees shall post the policy on the Internet website maintained by the school district.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 648)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.464 - Adoption and enforcement by trustees of disciplinary measures for pupil in possession of alcoholic beverage or controlled substance on premises of school.

1. The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt and enforce measures for disciplining any pupil who is found in possession of an alcoholic beverage or a controlled substance, while on the premises of any public school in its district.
2. As used in this section, "alcoholic beverage" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.015.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1649; A 1987, 482, 1550, 1576)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4642 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 392.4642 to 392.4648, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 392.46425 to 392.46428, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3185; A 2017, 2004)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.46425 - "Other premises of a public school" defined.

"Other premises of a public school" means any portion of the premises of a public school, including, without limitation, a dining hall, lunch room, gymnasium, stadium, outdoor sports field or court, dormitory, theater or technological center. The term does not include a classroom.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2003)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.46428 - "Staff member" defined.

"Staff member" means a person employed by a school district or public school to supervise any other premises of a public school, an activity that is part of a program of a public school or the transportation provided to pupils by the school district or public school.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2004)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4643 - Actions taken against pupils with disabilities.

An action must not be taken pursuant to the provisions of NRS 392.4642 to 392.4648, inclusive, against a pupil with a disability unless the action complies with:
1. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq.;
2. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.;
3. Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 791 et seq.;
4. Any other federal law applicable to children with disabilities; and
5. The procedural policy adopted by the board of trustees of the school district for such matters.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3188; A 2017, 2004; 2021, 2330)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4647 - Establishment of committee to review temporary alternative placement of pupils.

1. On or before September 15 of each school year, the principal of each public school shall establish at least one committee to review the temporary alternative placement of pupils. A committee established pursuant to this section must consist of the principal, two regular members who are teachers selected for membership by a majority of the teachers who are employed at the school and one staff member who is selected for membership by a majority of the staff members who are employed at the school. One additional teacher and one additional staff member must be selected in the same manner to serve as an alternate member. A teacher or staff member who has served on the committee for 2 consecutive years or more is not eligible to be selected for membership.
2. If a pupil is removed from the classroom or other premises of a public school pursuant to NRS 392.4645 by a teacher or staff member who is a member of a committee established pursuant to this section, the teacher or staff member shall not participate in the review of the placement of the pupil and the appropriate alternate member shall serve on the committee for that review.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3187; A 2017, 2007)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4648 - Powers and duties of committee to review temporary alternative placement of pupils; principal to report to school district when committee convened; submission of compiled reports.

1. If the teacher or other staff member who removed a pupil from the classroom or other premises of a public school does not agree with the recommendation of the principal pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 392.4646, the principal shall continue the temporary alternative placement of the pupil and shall immediately convene a meeting of the committee created pursuant to NRS 392.4647. The principal shall inform the parent or legal guardian of the pupil that the committee will be conducting a meeting. The committee shall review the circumstances of the pupil’s removal from the classroom or other premises of the public school and the pupil’s behavior that caused the pupil to be removed from the classroom or other premises. Based upon its review, the committee shall assess the best placement available for the pupil and shall, without limitation:
(a) Direct that the pupil be returned to the classroom or other premises from which he or she was removed;
(b) Assign the pupil to another appropriate classroom or other premises;
(c) Assign the pupil to an alternative program of education, if available;
(d) Recommend the suspension or expulsion of the pupil in accordance with NRS 392.467; or
(e) Take any other appropriate disciplinary action against the pupil that the committee deems necessary.
2. A principal shall report to the school district each time a committee created pursuant to NRS 392.4647 is convened and, upon the conclusion of the committee’s review of a placement, shall supplement the report with the result of the assessment of the committee.
3. Each school district shall compile the reports submitted to the school district pursuant to subsection 2 and, on or before July 1 of each year, submit an annual report to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education containing such information for all schools located in the school district.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3187; A 2017, 2008)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4672 - Suspension or expulsion of pupil: Notice of appeal policy.

The Department shall, to the extent practicable, provide guidance to the board of trustees of each school district on the appeal policy adopted by the board of trustees of each school district pursuant to NRS 392.4671 in as many languages as possible for the benefit of pupils and parents or legal guardians of pupils.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 924)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4674 - Notice of policy to appeal suspension or expulsion of pupil; timeline for filing and hearing appeal; placement of and services provided to suspended or expelled pupil.

1. If a pupil is suspended or expelled from a public school, the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils in which the pupil is enrolled or the designee of the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, shall provide, on the same day that the pupil is suspended or expelled, a notice of the policy for appealing a suspension or expulsion of a pupil adopted by the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, pursuant to NRS 392.4671, to the pupil and, if the pupil is less than 18 years of age, the parent or legal guardian of the pupil. A notice provided pursuant to this subsection must:
(a) Include information regarding the timelines for appealing the suspension or expulsion, as applicable, pursuant to subsection 2;
(b) Be written clearly and in a manner that allows the pupil and, if the pupil is less than 18 years of age, the parent or legal guardian of the pupil, to understand each provision of the policy; and
(c) To the extent practicable, be provided in as many languages as possible.
2. Not later than 5 school days after receiving notification of the suspension or expulsion of the pupil pursuant to NRS 392.4671, the pupil or, if the pupil is less than 18 years of age, the parent or legal guardian of the pupil may file an appeal pursuant to the policy adopted by the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, pursuant to NRS 392.4671.
3. Not later than 5 school days after receiving notification of an appeal of a suspension or expulsion made pursuant to the policy adopted pursuant to NRS 392.4671, the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils or the designee of the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, must schedule a hearing.
4. A pupil who is suspended or expelled or is being considered for suspension or expulsion:
(a) May be considered for temporary alternative placement pursuant to NRS 392.4645 if, in the judgment of the principal after consideration of the seriousness of the acts which were the basis for the discipline of the pupil:
(1) The temporary alternative placement will serve as the least restrictive environment possible, pursuant to NRS 392.4676; and
(2) The pupil does not pose a serious threat to the safety of the school.
(b) Must be provided education services to prevent the pupil from losing academic credit or becoming disengaged from school during the period of suspension or expulsion.
5. As used in this section, "principal" means the lead administrator of a public school, including, without limitation, such an administrator who is referred to by another title.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 784)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4675 - Certain suspended or expelled pupils ineligible to attend public school; authority for school district or charter school to enroll ineligible pupil in alternative programs, independent study, distance education, charter school designated for pupils with disciplinary problems or challenge school.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a pupil who is suspended or expelled from:
(a) Any public school in this State pursuant to NRS 392.466; or
(b) Any school outside of this State for the commission of any act which, if committed within this State, would be a ground for suspension or expulsion from public school pursuant to NRS 392.466,
is ineligible to attend any public school in this State during the period of that suspension or expulsion.
2. A school district or a charter school, if the charter school offers the applicable program, may allow a pupil who is ineligible to attend a public school pursuant to this section to enroll in:
(a) An alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of dropping out of school provided pursuant to NRS 388.537;
(b) A program of independent study provided pursuant to NRS 389.155 for pupils who have been suspended or expelled from public school;
(c) A program of distance education provided pursuant to NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive;
(d) Any program of instruction offered pursuant to the provisions of NRS 388.550; or
(e) A challenge school,
if the pupil qualifies for enrollment and is accepted for enrollment in accordance with the requirements of the applicable school or program. A school district or charter school may conduct an investigation of the background of any such pupil to determine if the educational needs of the pupil may be satisfied without undue disruption to the school or program. If an investigation is conducted, the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school shall, based on the results of the investigation, determine if the pupil will be allowed to enroll in such a school or program.
3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 do not prohibit a pupil from enrolling in a charter school that is designed exclusively for the enrollment of pupils with disciplinary problems if the pupil is accepted for enrollment by the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.453 or 388A.456. Upon request, the governing body of a charter school must be provided with access to the records of the pupil relating to the pupil’s suspension or expulsion in accordance with applicable federal and state law before the governing body makes a decision concerning the enrollment of the pupil.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2306; A 1997, 2491; 2005, 1541; 2007, 1999; 2019, 1983)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.4676 - Suspended or expelled pupil entitled to appropriate education.

A pupil who is suspended or expelled or is being considered for suspension or expulsion is entitled to receive an appropriate education in the least restrictive environment possible.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 924)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 392.4673)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.748 - "Subject area of reading" defined. [Effective July 1, 2028.]

As used in NRS 392.748 to 392.785, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "subject area of reading" includes, without limitation, phonological and phonemic awareness, decoding skills, reading fluency and vocabulary and reading comprehension.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2198, effective July 1, 2028)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.755 - Plan to monitor growth of pupil in subject area of reading; school that establishes plan required to assess growth of pupil in subject area of reading.

1. A public elementary school that has notified the parent or legal guardian of a pupil that, based upon the results of state or local assessments, it has been determined that the pupil has a deficiency in the subject area of reading pursuant to NRS 392.750 shall, within 30 days after providing such notice, establish a plan to monitor the growth of the pupil in the subject area of reading.
2. A plan to monitor the growth of a pupil in the subject area of reading must be established by a licensed teacher and any other relevant licensed school personnel and approved by the principal of the school and the parent or legal guardian of the pupil. The plan must include a description of any intervention services and intensive instruction that will be provided to the pupil to correct the area of deficiency and must include that the pupil will receive intensive instruction in reading until the pupil achieves adequate proficiency in the requisite reading skills and reading comprehension skills necessary to perform at a level determined by a statewide assessment to be within a level established by the State Board of Education for a pupil enrolled in the same grade in which the pupil is enrolled. Such instruction must include, without limitation, the programs and services included in the plan to improve the literacy of pupils enrolled in elementary school approved by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.157.
3. A school that establishes a plan to monitor the growth of a pupil in the subject area of reading shall regularly assess the growth of the pupil in any area of deficiency in the subject area of reading to ensure that the programs and services provided to the pupil pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 392.750 continue to increase the proficiency of the pupil in the subject area of reading until the pupil performs at a level determined by a statewide assessment to be within a level established by the State Board for a pupil enrolled in the same grade in which the pupil is enrolled.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1862; A 2019, 4494)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.770 - Principal required to offer certain instructional options to parent or legal guardian of pupil who demonstrates reading deficiency.

In addition to the intervention services and intensive instruction provided to a pupil who demonstrates a deficiency in the subject area of reading identified pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 392.750 or a pupil who will be provided intervention services and intensive instruction while the pupil is enrolled in an elementary school pursuant to NRS 392.760, the principal of the school must offer the parent or legal guardian of the pupil, to the extent practicable, in a language that the parent or legal guardian can understand, at least one of the following instructional options:
1. Supplemental tutoring which is based upon evidence-based research concerning reading instruction;
2. Providing the parent or legal guardian with a plan for reading with the pupil at home and participating in any workshops that may be available in the school district to assist the parent or legal guardian with reading with his or her child at home, as set forth in an agreement with the parent or legal guardian; or
3. Providing the pupil with a mentor or tutor who has received specialized training in teaching pupils how to read.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1866; A 2017, 3281; 2019, 4498)