NRS 392.4633
Corporal punishment prohibited.

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.

Source: Section 392.4633 — Corporal punishment prohibited., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-392.­html#NRS392Sec4633.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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