Nevada Revised Statutes 392.4633 – Corporal punishment prohibited
1. Corporal punishment must not be administered upon a pupil in any public school.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 392.4633
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
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.