NAC386.842. Reports of violations and of violence against sports official; review of reports and imposition of penalties.

     1. If a team, pupil, coach, administrator or faculty member of a school violates any provision of NAC 386.836 to 386.842, inclusive, the principal of the school or a designee thereof shall, within 24 hours after becoming aware of the violation, prepare and submit to the Executive Director a written report concerning the violation. The report must include:

     (a) The name of each person who is alleged to have committed the violation and any other person involved in the violation; and

     (b) A statement indicating the disciplinary action, if any, the school will impose against the team, pupil, coach, administrator or faculty member for the violation.

     2. As soon as practicable after receiving a written report pursuant to subsection 1, the Executive Director:

     (a) Shall review the written report; and

     (b) May impose any additional penalty against the team, pupil, coach, administrator or faculty member in accordance with the provisions of NAC 386.861.

     3. If a team, pupil, coach, administrator, faculty member or spectator who is enrolled at, employed by or affiliated with a school commits an act of violence against a sports official who is assigned to a game, contest or meet, the principal of the school or the designee shall prepare and submit to the Executive Director a written report concerning the act of violence within 24 hours after the act is committed.

     4. A written report that is prepared pursuant to subsection 3 must include:

     (a) The name of each person who is alleged to have committed the act of violence and any other person involved in the act; and

     (b) The disciplinary action the school may take against the person for the act of violence.

     5. As soon as practicable after receiving a written report pursuant to subsection 3, the Executive Director:

     (a) Shall review the written report; and

     (b) May impose a penalty in addition to the disciplinary action, if any, taken by the school, including any penalties set forth in NAC 386.861.

     6. In addition to imposing a penalty pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 5, if a pupil uses physical force or an immediate threat of physical force during the commission of an act of violence, the Executive Director may, depending upon the severity of the physical force or the immediate threat of physical force:

     (a) Suspend the pupil from participating in the sanctioned sport for the remainder of the season; or

     (b) Prohibit the pupil from participating in any sanctioned sport for the remainder of the period in which the pupil is eligible to participate in sanctioned sports.

     7. As used in this section, “act of violence” means any conduct that threatens the safety of a sports official, including, without limitation, any unwelcome and intentional touching, hitting or shoving of the sports official.

     (Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass’n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004)