392.140 - Conditions under which pupil declared habitual truant; applicability. - Nevada Statutes

392.140  Conditions under which pupil declared habitual truant; applicability.

      1.  Any child who has been declared a truant three or more times within one school year must be declared a habitual truant.

      2.  Any child who has once been declared a habitual truant and who in an immediately succeeding year is absent from school without the written:

      (a) Approval of the child’s teacher or the principal of the school pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 392.130; or

      (b) Notice of his or her parent or legal guardian or other person who has control or charge over the pupil pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 392.130,

Ê may again be declared a habitual truant.

      3.  The provisions of this section apply to all pupils who are required to attend school pursuant to NRS 392.040.

      [373:32:1956]—(NRS A 1997, 2836; 1999, 3457; 2007, 1083, 2182)