NRS 392.125. Retention of pupil in same grade: Requirements; limitation; exception for charter schools [Effective through June 30, 2028.]
- 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, before any pupil enrolled in a public school may be retained in the same grade rather than promoted to the next higher grade for the succeeding school year, the pupil’s teacher and principal must make a reasonable effort to arrange a meeting and to meet with the pupil’s parents or guardian to discuss the reasons and circumstances.
- 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.760, the teacher and the principal in joint agreement have the final authority to retain a pupil in the same grade for the succeeding school year.
- 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 392.033 for the promotion of a pupil to high school, no pupil may be retained more than one time in the same grade.
- 4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388A.487, this section does not apply to the academic retention of pupils who are enrolled in a charter school.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 818; A 1981, 871; 1997, 1873; 2003, 2519; 2015, 1866)