Corporal punishment prohibited.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 392.4633
in effect1. 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 pupils 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: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-392.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026