Nevada § 388.862 - Board of trustees required to declare public school to which pupil enrolled in program is affiliated; applicability of statutes and regulations to pupils
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 388.862 — Board of trustees required to declare public school to which pupil enrolled in program is affiliated; applicability of statutes and regulations to pupils, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 388.862. Board of trustees required to declare public school to which pupil enrolled in program is affiliated; applicability of statutes and regulations to pupils
1. If a pupil is enrolled full-time in a program of distance education provided by
the board of trustees of a school district, the board of trustees that provides the
program shall declare for each such pupil one public school within that school district
with which the pupil is affiliated. The board of trustees may declare that all the pupils enrolled in the program of
distance education are affiliated with one public school within the school district,
or it may declare individual public schools for the pupils enrolled in the program. Upon the declared affiliation, the pupil shall be deemed enrolled in that public
school for purposes of all the applicable requirements, statutes, regulations, rules
and policies of that public school and school district, including, without limitation: (a) Graduation requirements; (b) Accountability of public schools, as set forth in chapter 385A of NRS ; (c) Provisions governing the attendance and truancy of pupils, as set forth in NRS 392.040 to 392.220 , inclusive; and (d) Discipline of pupils. 2. A pupil who is enrolled full-time in a program of distance education provided by
a charter school shall be deemed enrolled in the charter school. All the applicable requirements, including, without limitation, statutes, regulations,
rules and policies of that charter school apply to such a pupil, including, without
limitation: (a) Graduation requirements; (b) Accountability of public schools, as set forth in chapter 385A of NRS ; (c) Provisions governing the attendance and truancy of pupils, as set forth in NRS 392.040 to 392.220 , inclusive; and (d) Discipline of pupils. 3. If a pupil is enrolled part-time in a program of distance education, all the applicable
requirements, statutes, regulations, rules and policies of the public school of the
school district in which the pupil is otherwise enrolled or the charter school in
which the pupil is otherwise enrolled apply to such a pupil, including, without limitation: (a) Graduation requirements; (b) Accountability of public schools, as set forth in chapter 385A of NRS ; (c) Provisions governing the attendance and truancy of pupils, as set forth in NRS 392.040 to 392.220 , inclusive; and (d) Discipline of pupils.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 388.862 ("Board of trustees required to declare public school to which pupil enrolled in program is affiliated; applicability of statutes and regulations to pupils") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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