Nevada Revised Statutes 392.4671 – Significant suspension, expulsion or permanent expulsion of pupil: Appeals
1. 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. The policy must provide, without limitation, that:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 392.4671
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Charter school: means a public school that is formed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388A of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- Department: means the Department of Education. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- University school for profoundly gifted pupils: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
(a) The board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils or the designee of the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, may authorize the significant suspension, expulsion or permanent expulsion of a pupil within the timeline established by the Department pursuant to NRS 392.4609;
(b) Within the timeline established by the Department pursuant to NRS 392.4609, the board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils or the designee of the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, shall notify the pupil and, if the pupil is under 18 years of age, the parent or legal guardian of the pupil who is given a significant suspension, expelled or permanently expelled of:
(1) The significant suspension, expulsion or permanent expulsion;
(2) The right to appeal the significant suspension, expulsion or permanent expulsion; and
(3) Information on the appeal policy adopted by the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school or university school, as applicable;
(c) A pupil or, if the pupil is under 18 years of age, the parent or legal guardian of the pupil, who is given a significant suspension, expelled or permanently expelled 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;
(d) The board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils or the designee of the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, shall schedule a hearing on an appeal of a significant suspension, expulsion or permanent expulsion of a pupil within the timeline established by the Department pursuant to NRS 392.4609; and
(e) After conducting a hearing pursuant to this subsection, the board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils or the designee of the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, may not increase the initial significant suspension or expulsion of a pupil.
2. The board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils or the designee of the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, shall post the appeal policy on the Internet website of the school district and each school within the district or of the charter school or university school, as applicable.
3. The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to any hearing conducted pursuant to this section. Such hearings must be closed to the public.
4. As used in this section:
(a) ’Permanently expelled’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.466.
(b) ’Significant suspension’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.4655.