Nevada School Discipline Laws & Regulations: Return to school following removal

Discipline Compendium

Nevada School Discipline Laws & Regulations: Return to school following removal

Category: Exclusionary Discipline: Suspension, Expulsion, and Alternative Placement
Subcategory: Return to school following removal
State: Nevada

The state or jurisdiction(s) you selected for this subcategory are shown below, followed by the laws and regulations. To add or change states, use the Back button and resubmit your search request.

To view a state profile showing school discipline laws and regulations in all subcategories for a given state, click on the state name.

LAWS

NRS 392.4646. Removal of pupil: Conference; recommendation of principal.

4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a pupil must not return to the classroom or other premises of the public school from which the pupil was removed before the conference is held. If the conference is not held within 3 school days after the removal of the pupil, the pupil, including, without limitation, an unaccompanied pupil or a pupil in foster care must be allowed to return to the classroom or other premises unless:

(a) The parent or legal guardian of the pupil refuses to attend the conference;

(b) The failure to hold a conference is attributed to the action or inaction of the pupil, including, without limitation, an unaccompanied pupil or a pupil in foster care, or the parent or legal guardian of the pupil; or

(c) The parent or legal guardian requested that the date of the conference be postponed. [...]

6. Upon conclusion of the conference or, if a conference is not held pursuant to subsection 3 not later than 3 school days after the removal of a pupil from a classroom or other premises of a public school, the principal shall recommend whether to return the pupil to the classroom or other premises or continue the temporary alternative placement of the pupil if the pupil has been assigned to a temporary alternative placement.

NRS 392.4657. Conditions under which pupil deemed suspended.

1. A pupil shall be deemed suspended from school if the school in which the pupil is enrolled:

(a) Prohibits the pupil from attending school for 3 or more consecutive days; and

(b) Requires a conference or some other form of communication with the parent or legal guardian of the pupil or, if the pupil is an unaccompanied pupil, the pupil before the pupil is allowed to return to school.

2.    As used in this section “unaccompanied pupil” has the meaning ascribed to the term “unaccompanied youth” in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(6).

REGULATIONS

No relevant regulations found.

American Institutes for Research

U.S. Department of Education

The contents of the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments Web site were assembled under contracts from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Supportive Schools to the American Institutes for Research (AIR), Contract Number  91990021A0020.

This Web site is operated and maintained by AIR. The contents of this Web site do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the U.S. Department of Education nor do they imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.

©2023 American Institutes for Research — Disclaimer   |   Privacy Policy   |   Accessibility Statement