Nevada Code § 392.144

Duties of school if pupil is truant; habitual truant must be reported to attendance officer or law enforcement, referred to advisory board or referred for imposition of administrative sanctions
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1. If a pupil has been truant from school,
the school in which the pupil is enrolled shall take reasonable actions
designed, as applicable, to encourage, enable or convince the pupil to attend
school.
2. If a pupil is a habitual truant
pursuant to NRS 392.140 , or if a pupil
who is a habitual truant pursuant to NRS
392.140 is again declared truant pursuant to NRS 392.130 in the same school year after
being declared a habitual truant, the principal of the school shall:
(a) Report the pupil to an attendance officer, a
school police officer or the local law enforcement agency for investigation and
issuance of a citation, if warranted, in accordance with NRS 392.149 ;
(b) If the parent or legal guardian of a pupil
has signed a written or electronic consent pursuant to subsection 4, submit a
written or electronic referral of the pupil to the advisory board to review
school attendance in the county in accordance with NRS 392.146 ; or
(c) Refer the pupil for the imposition of
administrative sanctions in accordance with NRS
392.148 .
3. The board of trustees of each school
district shall adopt criteria to determine whether the principal of a school
shall:
(a) Report a pupil to an attendance officer, a
school police officer or the law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (a)
of subsection 2;
(b) Refer a pupil to an advisory board to review
school attendance pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2; or
(c) Refer a pupil for the imposition of
administrative sanctions pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2.
4. If the principal of a school makes an
initial determination to submit a written or electronic referral of a pupil to
the advisory board to review school attendance, the principal shall notify the
parent or legal guardian of the pupil and request the parent or legal guardian
to sign a written or electronic consent that authorizes the school and, if
applicable, the school district to release the records of the pupil to the
advisory board to the extent that such release is necessary for the advisory
board to carry out its duties pursuant to NRS
392.146 and 392.147 . The written
consent must comply with the applicable requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)
and 34 C.F.R. Part 99. If the parent or legal guardian refuses to sign the
consent, the principal shall:
(a) Report the pupil to an attendance officer, a
school police officer or the local law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph
(a) of subsection 2; or
(b) Refer the pupil for the imposition of
administrative sanctions pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2.

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