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Nevada DOE outlines rule to require model crisis, emergency and suicide response plans
Summary
The Nevada Department of Education presented draft amendments to NAC Chapter 388 that would require the department to identify nationally accepted best practices for school model plans to respond to crises, emergencies or suicide and to post any developed model online; public comment emphasized the need for nuance across emergency types.
The Nevada Department of Education unveiled proposed amendments to Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) Chapter 388 on Oct. 20, 2025, that would require the department to identify nationally accepted best practices, models or frameworks for a model plan schools would use to respond to crisis, emergency or suicide. The Department said any model identified or developed would be presented to the State Board of Education and posted on the department's website.
Director Lanisha Battle explained the proposal and tied it to existing statutes that require school districts, charter schools and private schools to have plans and require the department to develop a model plan. “Existing law requires a development committee ... to develop a plan ... NRS 388.243,” Battle said, adding the department…
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