Nevada § 389.155 - Program of independent study for certain pupils; regulations; requirements
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§ 389.155. Program of independent study for certain pupils; regulations; requirements
1. The State Board shall, by regulation, establish a program pursuant to which a pupil: (a) Enrolled full-time in public school; (b) Enrolled in an alternative program pursuant to NRS 388.537 ; (c) Enrolled in a program designed to meet the requirements for an adult standard
diploma; or (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, who has been suspended or expelled
from a public school, may complete any required or elective course by independent study outside of the normal
classroom setting. A program of independent study provided pursuant to this section may be offered
through a program of distance education pursuant to NRS 388.820 to 388.874 , inclusive. 2. The regulations must: (a) Require that: (1) The teacher of the course assign to the pupil the work assignments necessary to
complete the course; and (2) For each course in which the pupil is enrolled, the pupil and the teacher of the
course meet or otherwise communicate with each other at least once each week for the
duration of the course to discuss the pupil's progress; or (b) Require that the program of independent study satisfies the requirements of a
plan to operate an alternative program of education submitted by the school district
and approved pursuant to NRS 388.537 . 3. The board of trustees of a school district may, in accordance with the regulations
adopted pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, provide for independent study by the pupils
described in subsection 1. 4. A program of independent study offered pursuant to this section must not allow
a pupil who has been suspended or expelled from a public school to attend that public
school during the period of his or her suspension or expulsion. 5. As used in this section: (a) “ Expel ” or “ expulsion ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.4603 . (b) “ Suspend ” or “ suspension ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.4607 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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