1. Any child who has been declared a truant three or more times within one school year must be declared a habitual truant.
2. Any child who has once been declared a habitual truant and who in an immediately succeeding year is absent from school without the written:
(a) Approval of the child’s teacher or the principal of the school pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 392.130; or
(b) Notice of his or her parent or legal guardian or other person who has control or charge over the pupil pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 392.130,
may again be declared a habitual truant.
3. The provisions of this section apply to all pupils who are required to attend school pursuant to NRS 392.040.
[373:32:1956]—(NRS A 1997, 2836; 1999, 3457; 2007, 1083, 2182)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 392.016 - Admission of pupil with lawfully issued fictitious address.
NRS 392.025 - Grade given to pupil by teacher: Restriction on change by board of trustees.
NRS 392.060 - Attendance excused upon completion of 12 grades of elementary and high school.
NRS 392.070 - Attendance excused for children in private school or homeschooled children.
NRS 392.075 - Attendance excused if permission granted to take high school equivalency assessment.
NRS 392.080 - Attendance excused for distant residence from nearest school.
NRS 392.118 - Accounting of attendance and tardiness on report cards of pupils.
NRS 392.126 - Creation of advisory board in each county; membership; terms; compensation.
NRS 392.127 - Administrative support to advisory boards.
NRS 392.140 - Conditions under which pupil declared habitual truant; applicability.
NRS 392.141 - Applicability of provisions to pupils.
NRS 392.146 - Contents of written referral to advisory board; notice to parents or guardian.
NRS 392.149 - Issuance of citation to habitual truant; applicability.
NRS 392.190 - Criminal complaint by attendance officer.
NRS 392.200 - Criminal complaint by taxpayer, school administrator or school officer.
NRS 392.254 - "Notification" defined.
NRS 392.258 - "Offender" defined.
NRS 392.2583 - "Sexual offense" defined.
NRS 392.2587 - "Sexually motivated act" defined.
NRS 392.261 - "Victim" defined.
NRS 392.281 - "Abuse or neglect of a child" defined.
NRS 392.283 - "Agency which provides child welfare services" defined.
NRS 392.285 - "Central Registry" defined.
NRS 392.287 - "Child" defined.
NRS 392.289 - "Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services" defined.
NRS 392.291 - "Law enforcement agency" defined.
NRS 392.293 - "Local law enforcement agency" defined.
NRS 392.295 - "Private school" defined.
NRS 392.305 - Method of making report; content.
NRS 392.307 - Penalty for failure to make report.
NRS 392.309 - Persons required to report prohibited from invoking certain privileges.
NRS 392.311 - Admissibility of evidence.
NRS 392.317 - Authorized release of information.
NRS 392.325 - Authorized release of information; summary of outcome of investigation.
NRS 392.335 - Penalty for unlawful dissemination of information.
NRS 392.339 - Assignment of disposition to report.
NRS 392.355 - Immunity from liability.
NRS 392.437 - Immunization of pupils: Exemption if prohibited by religious belief.
NRS 392.439 - Immunization of pupils: Exemption if prevented by medical condition.
NRS 392.455 - Devices for protection of eyes required in certain classes.
NRS 392.4603 - "Expel" or "expulsion" defined.
NRS 392.4605 - "Pupil with a disability" defined.
NRS 392.4607 - "Suspend" or "suspension" defined.
NRS 392.461 - Code of honor relating to cheating; contents; distribution.
NRS 392.4633 - Corporal punishment prohibited.
NRS 392.46335 - Prohibition against disciplining pupils based on race.
NRS 392.4635 - Policy for prohibition of activities of criminal gangs on school property.
NRS 392.4636 - School transportation policy.
NRS 392.46425 - "Other premises of a public school" defined.
NRS 392.46426 - "Principal" defined.
NRS 392.46427 - "School transportation" defined.
NRS 392.46428 - "Staff member" defined.
NRS 392.4643 - Actions taken against pupils with disabilities.
NRS 392.4647 - Establishment of committee to review temporary alternative placement of pupils.
NRS 392.4657 - Conditions under which pupil deemed suspended.
NRS 392.4671 - Suspension or expulsion of pupil: Appeals.
NRS 392.4672 - Suspension or expulsion of pupil: Notice of appeal policy.
NRS 392.4673 - Suspended or expelled pupil entitled to appropriate education.
NRS 392.900 - Interference with pupil attending school; penalty.