NRS 392.4637 Policy concerning use and possession of electronic communication device; disciplinary measures; exceptions to policy. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

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1. The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy concerning the use and possession by pupils of an electronic communication device while on the premises of a public school or while at an activity sponsored by a public school.

2. The policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must:

(a)Prescribe appropriate measures for disciplining a pupil who violates the policy that include, without limitation, a system to rate violations of a policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 on a progressive scale based on the number and seriousness of the violations.

(b)Prescribe limitations on the use of an electronic communication device during instruction.

(c)Include exceptions to any limitations on the use of an electronic communication device prescribed as part of a policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1, including, without limitation, exceptions:

(1)On the use of an electronic communication device during an emergency or crisis or to manage the health of a pupil;

(2)If a teacher allows for the use of an electronic communication device for instructional purposes; and

(3)If the use of an electronic communication device is included as part of an individualized education program or a plan developed in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794.

(d)Be included within each copy of the rules of behavior for pupils that the school district provides to pupils pursuant to NRS 392.463 .

3. As used in this section:

(a)“Electronic communication device” means any electronic device that is capable of transmitting any audio, written or pictorial information or messages to another electronic device. The term does not include an electronic device issued to a pupil by the school district or the school in which the pupil is enrolled.

(b)“Individualized education program” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(A).