386.500 - “Pupil ‘at risk’ ” defined. - Nevada Statutes

386.500  “Pupil ‘at risk’ ” defined.  For the purposes of NRS 386.500 to 386.610, inclusive, a pupil is “at risk” if the pupil has an economic or academic disadvantage such that he or she requires special services and assistance to enable him or her to succeed in educational programs. The term includes, without limitation, pupils who are members of economically disadvantaged families, pupils who are limited English proficient, pupils who are at risk of dropping out of high school and pupils who do not meet minimum standards of academic proficiency. The term does not include a pupil with a disability.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 1843; A 2001, 3125; 2003, 19th Special Session, 44; 2005, 1656, 1662, 2398; 2007, 1256, 2567)