District Restorative Discipline Plans
The superintendent of each school district and administrative head of each charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils shall establish a plan to provide for the progressive discipline of pupils and on-site review of disciplinary actions. The plan must:
a) Be developed with the input and participation of teachers, school administrators, school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, behavior analysts and other educational personnel and support personnel, parents and guardians, and students.
b) Be consistent with the written rules of behavior prescribed in accordance with NRS 392.463.
c) Include provisions designed to address the specific disciplinary needs and concerns of the public schools or each school within the school district.
d) Prescribe methods of alternative conflict resolution and interventions based on social and emotional learning that are developed to avoid the need for the removal of a pupil.
e) Include provisions that authorize the temporary removal of a pupil from a classroom or other premises of a public school pursuant to NRS 392.4645.
f) Provide for the placement of a pupil in a more restrictive educational environment at that school or at a different public school or school within the school district, as applicable, in accordance with NRS 392.466.
g) Include the names of any members or a committee to review the temporary alternative placement of pupils required by NRS 392.4647.
h) Include consideration of the results of the data collected and reported pursuant to NRS 392.462 and include methods for addressing the occurrences of the suspension, expulsion, or removal of students from school that disproportionately affect students who belong to a group of pupils listed in NRS 385A.250.2.
i) Be provided to each school over which the superintendent or administrative head has authority and posted on the website maintained by the school.
j) Be in accordance with a plan to use disciplinary practices based on restorative justice developed by the school district, charter school, or university school for profoundly gifted pupil
The board of trustees of a school district shall, in addition to establishing a plan to provide for the progressive discipline of pupils, establish a plan to use disciplinary practices based on restorative justice. Such a plan must:
• Authorize the use of disciplinary practices based on restorative justice which include, without limitation:
- Holding a pupil accountable for their behavior;
- Restoration or remedies related to the behavior of the pupil;
- Relief for any victim of the pupil; and
- Change the behavior of the pupil; and
•Be in accordance with the statewide framework for restorative justice developed pursuant to NRS 388.1333 including, without limitation, by addressing the occurrences of the suspension, expulsion, or removal of pupils from schools that disproportionately affect pupils who belong to a group of pupils listed in NRS 385A.250.2.
Dates and Deadlines for Districts and Schools
Date/Timeframe | Requirements | Frequency |
August 1, 2023 - August 1, 2024 | Submit quarterly data on student discipline data report. | Quarterly |
On or before August 1st | Submit data for quarterly report | Annually |
On or before August 1st | Principals must: •Develop or review and revise a plan to offer students removed from the classroom for more than 2 days education services and positive behavioral interventions or supports. The plan must include: - An option to provide education and support services in an in-person setting; - The location where services will be provided to the student; and - A plan for the pupil to complete any assignments or course work missed - during the student's removal (NRS 392.4645). Each school districts must: •collect a sample of plans that correspond with the proportion of students within the district who are economically disadvantaged, from major racial and ethnic groups, students with disabilities, English learners, migratory children, of each gender, homeless, in foster care, and students whose guardians are members of the Armed Forces. | Annually |
On or before September 15th | Principal Shall: •Review the district plan to provide for progressive discipline based on restorative justice •Determine whether and to what extent the occurrences of the suspension, expulsion, or removal of students from school disproportionately affect students who belong to a group of students listed in NRS 385A.250.2. •Revise the plan as needed based on suspension and expulsion disproportionality | Annually |
On or before September 30th | •The board of trustees shall issue a revised plan to reflect stakeholder comments | Annually |
On or before November 15th | The board of trustees shall: •Submit a written report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction that reports the progress of each school within the district in complying with the requirements of NRS 392.4644, including, without limitation, addressing the occurrences of the suspension, expulsion or removal of pupils from school that disproportionately affect pupils who belong to a group of pupils listed in NRS 385A.250.2; and • Post a copy of the report to its website (NRS 392.4644). • If the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that the data collected pursuant to NRS 392.462 indicates disproportionality in disciplinary actions or is insufficient to determine whether disproportionality exists, the Superintendent shall issue a written notice to the school district, charter school, or university school for profoundly gifted pupils listing the specific areas of concern and providing a specific corrective action plan. (NRS 392.4644) | Annually |