2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 392 - Pupils
NRS 392.472 - Requirement to provide plan of action before expelling pupil; example plans of action; approval of plans of action; guidance document. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] Requirement to provide plan of action before removing, suspending or expelling pupil; example plans of action; approval of plans of action; guidance document. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.466 and to the extent practicable, a public school shall provide a plan of action based on restorative justice before expelling a pupil from school.
2. The Department shall develop one or more examples of a plan of action which may include, without limitation:
(a) Positive behavioral interventions and support;
(b) A plan for behavioral intervention;
(c) A referral to a team of student support;
(d) A referral to an individualized education program team;
(e) A referral to appropriate community-based services; and
(f) A conference with the principal of the school or his or her designee and any other appropriate personnel.
3. The Department may approve a plan of action based on restorative justice that meets the requirements of this section submitted by a public school.
4. The Department, in consultation with the Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment, shall post on its Internet website a guidance document that includes, without limitation:
(a) A description of the requirements of this section and NRS 392.462;
(b) A timeline for implementation of the requirements of this section and NRS 392.462 by a public school;
(c) One or more models of restorative justice and best practices relating to restorative justice;
(d) A curriculum for professional development relating to restorative justice and references for one or more consultants or presenters qualified to provide additional information or training relating to restorative justice; and
(e) One or more examples of a plan of action based on restorative justice developed pursuant to subsection 2.
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Individualized education program team" has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(B).
(b) "Restorative justice" means nonpunitive intervention and support provided by the school to a pupil to improve the behavior of the pupil and remedy any harm caused by the pupil.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3570; A 2021, 927, 2336)
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.466 and to the extent practicable, a public school shall provide a plan of action based on restorative justice before removing a pupil from a classroom or other premises of the public school or suspending or expelling a pupil from school.
2. The Department shall develop one or more examples of a plan of action which may include, without limitation:
(a) Positive behavioral interventions and support;
(b) A plan for behavioral intervention;
(c) A referral to a team of student support;
(d) A referral to an individualized education program team;
(e) A referral to appropriate community-based services; and
(f) A conference with the principal of the school or his or her designee and any other appropriate personnel.
3. The Department may approve a plan of action based on restorative justice that meets the requirements of this section submitted by a public school.
4. The Department, in consultation with the Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment, shall post on its Internet website a guidance document that includes, without limitation:
(a) A description of the statewide framework for restorative justice developed pursuant to NRS 388.1333 and the requirements of this section and NRS 392.462;
(b) A timeline for implementation of the requirements of this section and NRS 392.462 by a public school;
(c) One or more models of restorative justice and best practices relating to restorative justice;
(d) A curriculum for professional development relating to restorative justice and references for one or more consultants or presenters qualified to provide additional information or training relating to restorative justice; and
(e) One or more examples of a plan of action based on restorative justice developed pursuant to subsection 2.
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Individualized education program team" has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(B).
(b) "Restorative justice" means nonpunitive intervention and support provided by the school to a pupil to improve the behavior of the pupil and remedy any harm caused by the pupil.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3570; A 2021, 927, 2336, 3570, effective July 1, 2022)