Nevada — school discipline
- The lines the state draws
- Nevada draws its principal lines by age rather than by day count. The board or its designee "may authorize the suspension or expulsion of any pupil who is at least 11 years of age from a public school. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsections 5 and 6 of NRS 392.466, a pupil who is at least 6 years of age but less than 11 years of age must not be expelled or permanently expelled from school. In extraordinary circumstances, a school may request an exception to the prohibition set forth in this subsection against expelling or permanently expelling a pupil who is less than 11 years of age from school from the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school or university school, as applicable." And below that: "A pupil who is less than 6 years of age must not be permanently expelled from school." (NRS 392.467(1), (2)) One length is stated, and only for one group: a pupil with a disability may, after administrative review and an IDEA compliance determination, be "Suspended from school pursuant to this section for not more than 10 days for each occurrence of proscribed conduct." (NRS 392.467(6)) Attendance is not a ground: the board or its designee "shall not authorize the expulsion, suspension or removal of any pupil from the public school system solely for offenses related to attendance or because the pupil is declared a truant or habitual truant in accordance with NRS 392.130 or 392.140." (NRS 392.467(5))
- Offices and appeal bodies in these sources
- Suspension and expulsion are authorized by the board of trustees, the governing body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, or a designee. The process owed first is stated in one sentence, with its exceptions listed: "no pupil may be suspended or expelled until the pupil has been given notice of the charges against him or her, an explanation of the evidence and an opportunity to schedule a hearing", except a pupil who "Poses a continuing danger to persons or property;", "Is an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process;", "Is selling or distributing any controlled substance;" or "Is found to be in possession of a firearm or a dangerous weapon as provided in NRS 392.466", who "may be removed from the school immediately upon being given an explanation of the reasons for his or her removal and pending proceedings, to be conducted as soon as practicable after removal, for the pupil's suspension or expulsion." (NRS 392.467(3)) The hearing sits outside the state's open-meeting law and is closed: "The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to any hearing or proceeding conducted pursuant to this section. Such hearings or proceedings must be closed to the public." (NRS 392.467(4))
A written appeal policy is required of every district and charter school, and every board of trustees must post it: the appeal route is stated in full in section 02 below. No state office, phone number, or email for parents appears in the sources. - Sources last checked
- Nov 1, 2026
Reproduced from the state's own statutes quoted below: potentially relevant official sources, not a determination of which one governs any situation.
This page assembles what Nevada publishes in statute about K-12 school discipline: the progressive-discipline and temporary-alternative-placement scheme for classroom removals, the suspension and expulsion powers and their age limits, the notice and hearing the statute requires, what continues during a removal, the appeal route the statute now requires every board to adopt, and, because the statute assigns much of the procedural detail to each district, a map of the questions answered only in board policy. Nevada requires schools to plan for the schooling of removed students in advance and on a calendar, rather than case by case, and the removal threshold that triggers those services is two school days — lower than any comparable threshold this project has captured elsewhere. Nevada also legislates its own appeal timeline structure directly: since 2021 (NRS 392.4671) every board must adopt and post a written appeal policy, and since 2023 (NRS 392.4674) the statute itself sets same-day notice and 5-school-day filing and scheduling windows around that policy. For a student with an IEP or Section 504 plan, the disability layer lives on this site's Nevada special education page. Confirm applicability with the school district or charter school and the agencies. All dates on this page are quoted from the sources, not a deadline calculation performed for you. District and charter school policies add procedural detail this page does not carry; the delegation map below points at exactly those questions.
The framework, as the state writes it
Progressive discipline and restorative justice plans (NRS 392.4644). Each superintendent and charter or university school administrative head "shall establish a plan to provide for the progressive discipline of pupils and on-site review of disciplinary decisions", developed with input from staff and "the parents and guardians of pupils". (NRS 392.4644(1), (1)(a)) A separate restorative-justice plan is also required. (NRS 392.4644(2))
Temporary classroom removal (NRS 392.4645). "A pupil may be temporarily removed from a classroom or other premises of a public school if, in the judgment of the teacher or other staff member responsible for the classroom or other premises, as applicable, the pupil has engaged in behavior that seriously interferes with the ability of the teacher to teach the other pupils in the classroom and with the ability of the other pupils to learn or with the ability of the staff member to discharge his or her duties." (NRS 392.4645(1)) The removed pupil may be assigned to a "temporary alternative placement" under which the pupil "Is separated, to the extent practicable, from pupils who are not assigned to a temporary alternative placement", "Studies or remains under the supervision of appropriate personnel of the school district", and "Is prohibited from engaging in any extracurricular activity sponsored by the school." (NRS 392.4645(2)(a)–(c))
Conference and committee review after removal (NRS 392.4646–392.4648). A conference must be held after a temporary removal, and if the removing teacher or staff member disagrees with the principal's recommendation, a school committee convenes to review the placement and may return the pupil, reassign the pupil, assign an alternative program, "Recommend the suspension or expulsion of the pupil in accordance with NRS 392.467", or "Take any other appropriate disciplinary action against the pupil that the committee deems necessary." (NRS 392.4648(1)(d), (1)(e))
Habitual disciplinary problem (NRS 392.4655). A principal "shall deem a pupil who is at least 11 years of age and enrolled in the school a habitual disciplinary problem" on written evidence that in one school year the pupil "has threatened or extorted, or attempted to threaten or extort, another pupil or a teacher or other personnel employed by the school two or more times or the pupil has a record of five significant suspensions from the school for any reason", among the other stated conditions. (NRS 392.4655(1), (1)(a))
Plans of action for battery, weapons, and controlled substances (NRS 392.466). A pupil who sells or distributes a controlled substance, commits a battery against a school employee, or is found with a firearm or other dangerous weapon "may be suspended, expelled or permanently expelled from the school," subject to age floors and the notice-and-hearing procedure of NRS 392.467. (NRS 392.466(1)–(6))
Suspension or expulsion procedure generally (NRS 392.467). The age limits, notice-and-hearing requirement, and closed-hearing rule are quoted in the docket.
Appeal of a significant suspension, expulsion, or permanent expulsion (NRS 392.4671–392.4676). The appeal policy requirement, the notice and filing timelines, and the entitlement to appropriate education during the process are stated in section 02 below.
Ineligibility and alternative enrollment during a suspension or expulsion (NRS 392.4675). A pupil suspended or expelled under NRS 392.466 "is ineligible to attend any public school in this State during the period of that suspension or expulsion", though a district or charter school "may allow" enrollment in stated alternative programs. (NRS 392.4675(1), (2))
No source reviewed states a general suspension-length cap for pupils without a disability; the ten-day cap in NRS 392.467(6) is stated only for pupils with disabilities.
The published process
- Notice and hearing before exclusion
- For a classroom removal to temporary alternative placement, "the principal of the school shall provide a written explanation of the reason for the removal of the pupil to the pupil and offer the pupil an opportunity to respond to the explanation. Within 24 hours after the removal of a pupil pursuant to this section, the principal of the school shall notify the parent or legal guardian of the pupil of the removal." (NRS 392.4645(1)) A conference must follow: "not later than 3 school days after a pupil is removed from a classroom or any other premises of a public school pursuant to NRS 392.4645, a conference must be held with" the pupil, "A parent or legal guardian of the pupil, unless the pupil is an unaccompanied pupil", the principal, and the removing teacher or staff member, and "The principal shall give an oral and written notice of the conference to each person who is required to participate." (NRS 392.4646(1)) Before a suspension or expulsion under NRS 392.467, "no pupil may be suspended or expelled until the pupil has been given notice of the charges against him or her, an explanation of the evidence and an opportunity to schedule a hearing" except the pupils listed in the docket, who may be removed immediately with proceedings to follow "as soon as practicable after removal, for the pupil's suspension or expulsion." (NRS 392.467(3)) "The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to any hearing or proceeding conducted pursuant to this section. Such hearings or proceedings must be closed to the public." (NRS 392.467(4))
- Services during exclusion
- For a removal to temporary alternative placement lasting "more than 2 school days" each public school must have an annual plan offering the pupil "Education services to prevent the pupil from losing academic credit or becoming disengaged from school during the period the pupil is removed" and "Appropriate positive behavioral interventions and support, trauma-informed support and a referral to a school social worker or school counselor." "An option to provide such education and support services to a pupil in an in-person setting" is among the plan's required elements. (NRS 392.4645(4), (4)(a), (4)(b), (5)(a)) A pupil "who is suspended or expelled or is being considered for suspension or expulsion" "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." (NRS 392.4674(4)(b)) More broadly, "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." (NRS 392.4676)
- The record made, and the appeal route
- "The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, shall adopt a policy for appealing the significant suspension, expulsion or permanent expulsion of a pupil enrolled in the school district, charter school or university school, as applicable." (NRS 392.4671(1)) That policy must provide that the board, governing body, or its designee "shall notify the pupil and, if the pupil is under 18 years of age, the parent or legal guardian of the pupil" of the suspension or expulsion, the right to appeal, and information on the appeal policy, and that a pupil or parent "may file an appeal with the board of trustees of the school district, 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, within the timeline established by the Department pursuant to NRS 392.4609". (NRS 392.4671(1)(b), (1)(c)) After a hearing on the appeal, the deciding body "may not increase the initial significant suspension or expulsion of a pupil." (NRS 392.4671(1)(e)) The board, governing body, or its designee "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." (NRS 392.4674(1)) "Not later than 5 school days after receiving notification of the suspension or expulsion of the pupil" the pupil or parent may file an appeal, and "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." (NRS 392.4674(2), (3))
- If the student has an IEP or Section 504 plan
- The disability layer lives on this site's Nevada special education page. The statute itself conditions a pupil-with-a-disability's suspension, expulsion, or permanent expulsion on "an administrative review of the circumstances and a determination that the action is in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq." (NRS 392.467(6))
The four rows above answer the questions an experienced adviser raises first, from the state's own statutes, or record that a question is not answered in them.
Timelines, as stated in the sources
All quoted; none calculated. From NRS Chapter 392, the discipline run at 392.4644–392.472, as retrieved Sep 8, 2026.
On parent notice after a classroom removal: "Within 24 hours after the removal of a pupil pursuant to this section, the principal of the school shall notify the parent or legal guardian of the pupil of the removal." (NRS 392.4645(1))
On the conference after a classroom removal: "not later than 3 school days after a pupil is removed from a classroom or any other premises of a public school pursuant to NRS 392.4645, a conference must be held". (NRS 392.4646(1)) A parent may, after receiving notice of the conference, request that its date be postponed: "not later than 3 school days after the removal of the pupil, request that the date of the conference be postponed". (NRS 392.4646(2))
On the plan for education services after a longer removal: required for a removal "for more than 2 school days". (NRS 392.4645(4))
On continued temporary alternative placement: a principal may continue an assignment "for more than 45 school days" only after determining it necessary for safety, and "shall make such a determination before the pupil has been in a temporary alternative placement for more than 45 days." (NRS 392.4645(8))
On the transition plan out of temporary alternative placement: required if a pupil is assigned "for more than 21 days". (NRS 392.4645(11))
On the suspension cap for a pupil with a disability: "not more than 10 days for each occurrence of proscribed conduct." (NRS 392.467(6)(a))
On review after a homeless or foster-care pupil's suspension of more than 5 days: "not later than the 10th school day after the pupil was suspended from school pursuant to subsection 7, the principal shall review all relevant information". (NRS 392.467(8))
On notice of an appeal policy: provided "on the same day that the pupil is suspended or expelled". (NRS 392.4674(1))
On filing an appeal: "Not later than 5 school days after receiving notification of the suspension or expulsion of the pupil". (NRS 392.4674(2))
On scheduling the appeal hearing: "Not later than 5 school days after receiving notification of an appeal". (NRS 392.4674(3))
On the progressive discipline plan required after removal: "Within 2 days after removing a pupil, including, without limitation, a pupil who is less than 11 years of age, from a classroom or other premises of the public school or suspending or expelling a pupil from school for a period of at least 3 days." (NRS 392.472(1)(b))
On notice before a pupil is deemed a habitual disciplinary problem: "at least 7 days before the school deems the pupil a habitual disciplinary problem." (NRS 392.4655(5))
What any of this means for a particular situation is for the school district, the charter school, and their processes to determine.
Assigned to district policy by the quoted provision
The statute writes the frame and expressly hands significant detail to each district's board of trustees or a charter or university school's governing body. Each entry below is a question a board's own policy answers, with the delegating text quoted. No district's or charter school's policy is captured or quoted here.
The appeal policy itself. "The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, shall adopt a policy for appealing the significant suspension, expulsion or permanent expulsion of a pupil enrolled in the school district, charter school or university school, as applicable." (NRS 392.4671(1)) That policy "must be" posted "on the Internet website of the school district and each school within the district or of the charter school or university school, as applicable." (NRS 392.4671(2))
The progressive discipline plan. "The superintendent of each school district and the administrative head of each charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils shall establish a plan to provide for the progressive discipline of pupils and on-site review of disciplinary decisions." (NRS 392.4644(1))
Procedure for disciplining a pupil with a disability. A pupil with a disability may be suspended, expelled, or permanently expelled "in accordance with the procedural 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, for such matters". (NRS 392.467(6))
Procedure for reviewing a determination that a pupil is a habitual disciplinary problem. A teacher's appeal of a principal's contrary determination is reviewed "pursuant to the procedure established 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, for such matters." (NRS 392.4655(3))
Whether a knife or firearm may be possessed with approval. A principal may grant approval for a student to possess a knife or firearm "only in accordance with the policies or regulations 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." (NRS 392.466(11))
Enrollment of an ineligible pupil in an alternative program. "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" the listed alternative programs, after any investigation the district or charter school chooses to conduct. (NRS 392.4675(2))
Records access, as stated in the sources
The statute addresses one narrow point of access rather than a general parent right of inspection or expungement: when a pupil transfers to a charter school designed for pupils with disciplinary problems, "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." (NRS 392.466(21)) A parent's own right to inspect, copy, or seek expungement of a discipline record: not stated in the sources reviewed (NRS 392.4644 through 392.472 were searched). Federal records rights under FERPA are not restated here.
Source map
| Document | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| NRS Chapter 392, the discipline run at 392.4644 – 392.472 (plans of action, habitual disciplinary problem, suspension and expulsion) | leg.state.nv.us | no revision or effective date printed on the chapter page; retrieved Sep 8, 2026 |
| NRS 392.130 and 392.140 (truancy), NRS 392.4609 (the Department's appeal timeline), and chapter 241 (open meetings), which the discipline sections cite or set aside | cited in NRS 392.467 and 392.4671 | capture pending |
| Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 392 provisions on discipline | — | not located in this review; capture pending |
| Nevada Department of Education guidance on student discipline | — | not located in this review; capture pending |
| District and charter school conduct rules and procedural policies | each board of trustees or governing body, per NRS 392.467(6) and 392.4671(1) | never captured; the delegation map above points at them |
Change log
Sep 8, 2026 · Deepened to full page (discipline-layer deepening pass). Recaptured first-party under recipe tools/recipes/nevada-discipline.json: NRS Chapter 392, narrowed to the discipline run from 392.4644 through the section before 392.748. The recapture reproduced the Aug 30, 2026 baseline's source text unchanged; retained as confirmed. Built out sections 01–02 (framework, hoisted rows, timelines), the district delegation map, and records access from the same single source captured for the baseline; no new sources were fetched, consistent with this pass's instruction not to widen an existing recipe. Findings recorded: (1) the captured range in fact contains a full statutory appeal scheme — NRS 392.4671 through 392.4676, requiring every board of trustees or governing body to adopt and post a written appeal policy, setting same-day notice and 5-school-day filing and scheduling windows, and barring the deciding body from increasing the original suspension or expulsion on appeal — which the baseline page's docket did not reflect; this deepening corrects the baseline's "no appeal forum beyond that proceeding... appears in the sources" finding, which was not supported by the very range the baseline's own recipe captured; the docket above is rewritten accordingly; (2) notice and hearing are extensively stated at two stages — a written explanation and 24-hour parent notice at a temporary classroom removal (NRS 392.4645), and notice of charges, an explanation of the evidence, and an opportunity to schedule a hearing before a suspension or expulsion (NRS 392.467(3)), with hearings closed to the public by NRS 392.467(4); (3) services during exclusion are stated at multiple points — an annual education-services plan for removals over two school days (NRS 392.4645(4)), a statutory entitlement to education services during a pending or completed suspension/expulsion (NRS 392.4674(4)(b)), and a general entitlement to "an appropriate education in the least restrictive environment possible" (NRS 392.4676); (4) records access is thin: the only access provision found is a charter school's right, on request, to a transferring pupil's suspension/expulsion records — not a parent's own inspection or expungement right, which is recorded as not stated; (5) sources remain identified but uncaptured: NRS 392.130, 392.140, 392.4609, and chapter 241 (each cited by the discipline sections rather than reproduced in them), the Nevada Administrative Code's discipline provisions, and Department of Education guidance. Internet Archive captures: to be added. Reviewer: Carrie Schluter. Corrections on the record in this log: hello@fieldassembly.net.
Aug 30, 2026 · Baseline page created (discipline-layer breadth sprint). Captured first-party under recipe tools/recipes/nevada-discipline.json: NRS Chapter 392, narrowed to the discipline run from 392.4644 through the section before 392.748. Findings recorded: (1) Nevada draws its principal limits by age — expulsion and permanent expulsion are barred for a pupil aged 6 to under 11 absent an extraordinary-circumstances exception granted by the board, and permanent expulsion is barred outright below 6; (2) the only stated day count is a ten-day-per-occurrence cap that applies to pupils with disabilities, which is an unusual shape: the state's one numeric suspension limit protects the group federal law already protects, and no general cap appears in the sources reviewed; that absence is recorded as not stated; (3) notice of the charges, an explanation of the evidence, and an opportunity to schedule a hearing are owed before any suspension or expulsion, with four stated exceptions that move the proceedings after an immediate removal rather than dispensing with them; (4) the hearing is expressly outside the state's open-meeting law and must be closed to the public — the opposite default from Montana's, where the family may ask for a public hearing, and both are recorded as each state states them; (5) attendance and truancy may not be the sole basis for removal; (6) each public school must, by August 1 each year, develop or revise a plan to provide education services and behavioral support to any pupil removed for more than two school days, and submit it to the board, the State Board, and the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education — a two-day threshold lower than any comparable trigger captured so far; (7) no appeal forum beyond the proceeding, and no state office or parent contact, appears in the sources. Capture note, and a tool change made here: the Legislative Counsel Bureau publishes NRS a chapter at a time with in-page anchors and no per-section address, and Chapter 392 runs to roughly 333,000 characters, so the capture is narrowed by element_range to the discipline run. The chapter page also declares charset=windows-1252 and lays out its section text with 0xA0 indent runs; decoded as UTF-8 those bytes became replacement characters, filling the packet with U+FFFD where the source has spaces and making any quotation spanning an indent unquotable. Rather than quote around the damage, capture.py gained a declared encoding field on this state — a closed vocabulary, curl-only, in the digest only when set to something other than the default, with its own self-test — and the recipe names windows-1252. The re-cut packet contains no replacement characters. Internet Archive captures: to be added. Reviewer: Carrie Schluter, reviewed 2026-08-30. Corrections on the record in this log: hello@fieldassembly.net.