Nev. Admin. Code § 385B.344 - Restrictions on solicitation or encouragement of prospective pupil to enroll in school; prohibited representation of athletic program; duty of coach upon receiving certain notification regarding prospective pupil

1. A person who is associated with a school shall not:

(a) Use or attempt to use undue influence on a prospective pupil to solicit or encourage the pupil to enroll in the school; or

(b) Request any other person to solicit or encourage a prospective pupil to enroll in the school.

2. A school, or any person acting on behalf of a school, shall not give any speech or other presentation or distribute any written material, including an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine or other publication, which states or implies that the athletic program of the school is superior to the athletic program of any other school, or that it is more advantageous for a prospective pupil to participate in athletics at that school.

3. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a school from conducting a program to attract pupils to enroll in the school based upon the educational and extracurricular programs of the school.

4. If a pupil enrolled in a junior high, middle school or high school, or a parent or legal guardian of that pupil, notifies a coach of another school concerning the possibility of attending the coach's school, the coach shall immediately refer the pupil, parent or legal guardian to the principal of the school or any other person at that school who is responsible for enrolling prospective pupils.

5. As used in this section, "undue influence" includes, without limitation:

(a) Initiating or arranging communication, including calls by telephone, questionnaires, cards or letters, with a prospective pupil or member of his or her family with the intent to solicit or encourage the pupil to enroll in a school;

(b) Visiting or entertaining a prospective pupil or a member of his or her family with the intent to solicit or encourage the pupil to enroll in a school;

(c) Providing transportation for a prospective pupil or a member of his or her family to visit a school or to meet with a person who is associated with a school with the intent to solicit or encourage the pupil to enroll in the school;

(d) Attending a game, contest or meet of a grade school, junior high or middle school to evaluate and recruit a prospective pupil who is not assigned by a school district to a zone of attendance;

(e) Requesting a pupil or an alumnus of a school or a member of a club or other organization that supports a team at the school to notify a prospective pupil or a member of his or her family in person or by telephone, letter or any other form of communication to discuss the merits of the athletic program of the school;

(f) Allowing a pupil who is enrolled in a junior high or middle school to participate in a high school program of conditioning, lifting weights, open gymnasiums, intramurals or team practices before the pupil completes the eighth grade at the junior high or middle school; and

(g) Any other communication with a prospective pupil of a school or a member of his or her family with the intent to solicit or encourage the pupil to enroll in the school.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 385B.344

(Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass'n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004; A by R029-16, 6-28-2016) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 386.823)

NRS 385B.060