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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 34. Education § 392.4633. Corporal punishment prohibited

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Corporal punishment must not be administered upon a pupil in any public school.

2. Subsection 1 does not prohibit any person from defending himself or herself if attacked by a pupil.

3. As used in this section, “corporal punishment” means the intentional infliction of physical pain upon or the physical restraint of a pupil for disciplinary purposes. The term does not include the use of reasonable and necessary force:

(a) To quell a disturbance that threatens physical injury to any person or the destruction of property;

(b) To obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object within a pupil's control;

(c) For the purpose of self-defense or the defense of another person; or

(d) To escort a disruptive pupil who refuses to go voluntarily with the proper authorities.

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