Nevada Code § 391.284

Report relating to use of force by school police officers: Publication; contents
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1. On or before the first day of each
school year, the board of trustees of a school district that employs school
police officers and the governing body of a charter school that has entered
into a contract pursuant to NRS 388A.384 for the provision of school police officers must prepare and publish on the
Internet website of the school district or charter school, as applicable, a
report relating to the use of force by school police officers during the
immediately preceding school year.
2. The report required pursuant to
subsection 1 must set forth:
(a) The number of incidents involving the use of
force involving the use of:
(1) A baton;
(2) A chemical agent; or
(3) An electronic stun device.
(b) For each incident described in paragraph (a):
(1) The location of the incident,
including, without limitation, whether the incident occurred:
(I) On or in the grounds, property,
buildings or any other facility of the school district or charter school; or
(II) A location other than the
grounds, property, buildings or any other facility of the school district or
charter school;
(2) Whether the incident occurred during
the school day or at an activity or event sponsored by the school district or
charter school; and
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this
subparagraph, the rank of each school police officer who used such force and
the number of years that each such school police officer has been employed. The
provisions of this subparagraph only apply to the report required of the board
of trustees of a school district that employs more than 75 school police
officers.
(c) The demographic information, including,
without limitation, age, race, gender and ethnicity, of the persons upon whom
such force was used by school police. All information must be reported in the
aggregate and must not include any personally identifiable information.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Baton means a cylindrical instrument that
is designed to deliver a blunt force contact or a strike to a person in close
proximity.
(b) Chemical agent means any chemical which can
rapidly produce sensory irritation or disabling physical effects in humans,
which disappear within a short time following termination of exposure. The term
includes, without limitation, items commonly referred to as tear gas, pepper
spray, pepper balls and oleoresin capsicum.
(c) Electronic stun device means a device that:
(1) Emits an electrical charge or current
that is transmitted by projectile, physical contact or other means; and
(2) Is designed to disable a person or
animal temporarily or permanently.
(d) School police officer means a peace officer
who:
(1) Is employed by the board of trustees
of a school district; or
(2) Provides services to a charter school
pursuant to a contract entered into with the board of trustees of a school
district pursuant to NRS 388A.384 .

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