NAC386.782. Residency of pupil: General requirements.

     1. To be eligible to participate in a sanctioned sport, a pupil must attend the school that is located in the zone of attendance of the residence of a parent or legal guardian of the pupil as determined by the school district in which the residence is located. A pupil enrolled in a school based on an affidavit of residency is not eligible to participate in any sanctioned sport at the school.

     2. A pupil whose parents are divorced or separated is eligible to participate in a sanctioned sport at the school that is located within the zone of attendance of the residence of the parent having primary physical custody of the pupil as determined by an order or decree issued by a court of competent jurisdiction establishing that the parent has been awarded primary physical custody of the pupil.

     3. If the primary physical custody of a pupil whose parents are divorced or separated is jointly shared at the separate residences of the parents and if the pupil:

     (a) Was enrolled in a member school at the time of the divorce or separation, the pupil remains eligible to participate in a sanctioned sport at that member school.

     (b) Was not enrolled in a member school at the time of the divorce or separation, the member school that is located within the zone of attendance of the residence of the pupil at the time of the divorce or separation is the pupil’s home school for the purposes of NAC 386.600 to 386.886, inclusive.

     4. A pupil who begins ninth grade at a private school that serves all pupils who are located within the zone of attendance of the residence of a parent or legal guardian of the pupil is eligible to participate in a sanctioned sport at the private school.

     5. For the purposes of NAC 386.600 to 386.886, inclusive, the Association will not recognize a temporary guardianship that is granted without the approval of a court pursuant to NRS 159.205 or 159.215.

     6. A pupil is not eligible to participate in a sanctioned sport at a school that is located within the zone of attendance of the legal guardian of the pupil unless the legal guardian has complied with subsection 3 of NAC 386.785.

     (Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass’n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004; A by R050-05, 12-29-2005; R207-08 & R147-10, 5-5-2011)