Chapter 79 — SCHOOLS
1,288 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-599 Pupil; attend school in adjoining state; application; contents.
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In counties which are contiguous to the boundary line of this state, the parent or legal guardian of any pupil authorized or required to attend any of grades kindergarten through twelve may apply for authority for such pupil to attend school in a district in an adjoining state. S…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-601 Pupils; public or private schools; transportation; buses; conditions; purchase; use; State Department of Education; duties.
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The school board or board of education of any public school district may, when authorized by a majority vote of the members of such board, purchase out of the general fund of the district a school bus or buses for the purpose of providing transportation facilities for school chil…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-602 Pupil transportation vehicles; inspections; correction of defects.
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All school boards, the governing authorities of any nonpublic schools in this state, and all independent contractors who or which provide student transportation services for such boards and governing authorities and for military installations shall cause all pupil transportation …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-603 Pupil transportation vehicles; safety features; violations; penalty.
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Any person who violates any provision of section 79-602 or who drives, moves, or causes or knowingly permits to be moved on any highway any vehicle or vehicles which exceed the limitations as to the safety features provided in such section for which a penalty is not elsewhere pro…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-604 Pupils; transportation; buses; routes, posting with signs.
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The Department of Transportation shall post on state highways signs reading: Unlawful to pass school buses stopped to load or unload children. These signs shall be adequate in size and number to properly inform the public. School districts may obtain and post such signs on other …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-605 Nonresident pupils; transportation; schedule of fees; applicability of section.
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, any school board may authorize the use of buses belonging to the school district for the transportation of school children residing outside such district. A fee sufficient to pay the additional costs of such transportation shall be ch…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-606 Sale of school bus; alteration required; violation; penalty.
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When any vehicle with a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of eleven or more passengers used for transportation of students is sold and used for any other purpose than for transportation of students, such vehicle shall be painted a distinct color other than that prescribed by …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-607 Pupil transportation vehicles; State Board of Education; rules and regulations; violations; penalty.
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The State Board of Education shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for operators of pupil transportation vehicles as to physical and mental qualities, driving skills and practices, and knowledge of traffic laws, rules, and regulations which relate to school bus transpo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-608 Students; transportation; buses; operator; requirements; violation; penalty.
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(1) Any person, before operating a school bus, including any school bus which transports students by direct contract with the students or their parents and not owned by or under contract with the school district or nonpublic school, shall submit himself or herself to an examinati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-609 Pupils; transportation; buses; capacity; instruction in safe riding practice; emergency evacuation drills; occupant protection system; operator wear.
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(1) The school board or board of education, after consultation with a member of the Nebraska State Patrol, shall determine the number of passengers that may be safely transported in each bus. (2)(a) Any company or agency that provides transportation of pupils by school bus and co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-610 Pupils; transportation; driver; liability policy; conditions.
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When a school board or board of education employs a driver to transport the pupils from their homes to the school and return and to and from other school-sponsored activities by any means, the board shall purchase a liability insurance policy in a limit of not less than fifty tho…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-611 Students; transportation; transportation allowance; when authorized; limitations; board; authorize service.
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(1) The school board of any school district shall provide free transportation, partially provide free transportation, or pay an allowance for transportation in lieu of free transportation as follows: (a) When a student attends an elementary school in his or her own school distric…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-612 Pupils; transportation allowance; claims; contents; limitation upon action for recovery.
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All claims for transportation allowance under section 79-611 shall be filed for payment monthly. No action for recovery on any claim for transportation allowance filed with the secretary of the school board or board of education shall be brought after twelve months from the last …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-613 Pupils; transportation allowance; temporary residence; attendance at another school; how computed.
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(1) When a student or students whose family would otherwise be eligible for the transportation allowance provided in section 79-611 reside temporarily for school purposes within four miles of the schoolhouse, the family of such student or students shall be paid two hundred eighty…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-701 Mission of public school system.
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the mission of the State of Nebraska, through its public school system, is to: (1) Offer each individual the opportunity to develop competence in the basic skills of communications, computations, and knowledge of basic facts concerni…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-702 Public school system; legislative intent.
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(1) The Legislature recognizes that education as an investment in human resources is fundamental to the quality of life and economic development of Nebraskans. The Legislature further recognizes that public education faces ever growing challenges in an era of accelerated change, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-703 Public schools; education programs in state institutions that house juveniles; approval and accreditation standards; accreditation committee; duties; legislative intent.
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(1) To ensure both equality of opportunity and quality of programs offered, all public schools in the state shall be required to meet quality and performance-based approval or accreditation standards as prescribed by the State Board of Education. Beginning August 1, 2025, accredi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-704 Biennial secondary course offerings; authorized; when.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any school board of a school district or any governing authority of a private school may establish alternating biennial secondary course offerings, not to exceed one course in each of four subject fields as desig…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-705 State Fire Day; Fire Recognition Day; designation; how observed.
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For the purpose of creating public sentiment and calling public attention to the great damage caused both to life and property by fire, the Friday before Fire Recognition Day shall be designated and known as State Fire Day. State Fire Day shall be observed by the public, private,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-706 Fire prevention instruction; requirements.
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In addition to any required monthly fire drill, every public, private, denominational, or parochial school shall provide regular periods of instruction in the subject of fire dangers and in methods of fire prevention.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-707 Flags; United States; State of Nebraska; display.
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The flags of the United States of America and of the State of Nebraska shall be prominently displayed on the school grounds of every public school in the state on each day that such school is in session, in accordance with the standards prescribed for the display of the flag of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-708 Flags and flagstaffs; provide; payment.
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The governing body of each school shall provide suitable flags and flagstaffs to carry out the provisions of this section and section 79-707, and the cost of such flags and flagstaffs shall be paid from the general operating funds of each school.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-709 School work; annual exhibit; how conducted; premiums.
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There may be held at the county fair or other place in each county, under the supervision and direction of the county board of commissioners or county board of supervisors or its designee, an exhibit of school work done in each school district of the county during the current sch…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-710 American Sign Language.
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The State Department of Education may provide for the teaching of American Sign Language in public, private, denominational, and parochial schools. If a school offers a course in American Sign Language, such course shall be offered to all students and may be used for world langua…
Repealed. Laws 1997, LB 347, § 59.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-712 Public school; health education; requirements.
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Provisions shall be made by the proper local school authorities for instructing the pupils in all public schools in a comprehensive health education program which shall include instruction (1) as to the physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of drug use, misuse, a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-713 Commissioner of Education; drug education; course on health education; prepare; distribute.
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The Commissioner of Education shall prepare such teaching aids and materials as may be necessary for an effective course in comprehensive health education, which shall include drug education, for distribution to all public and private schools requesting such materials and approve…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-714 School systems; tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; failure to instruct; action of State Department of Education.
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School systems failing to meet the provisions of sections 79-712 and 79-713 shall be guilty of a deviation from the rules and regulations for the approval and accreditation of schools, and proper action by the State Department of Education shall be taken.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-715 Eye protective devices; required; when; term, defined; commissioner; duties.
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(1) Every student and teacher in schools or other educational institutions shall be required to wear appropriate industrial-quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in or observing the following courses of instruction: (a) Vocational, technical, industrial …
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB377, § 87.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2026, LB937, § 33.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-719 Multicultural education, defined.
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For purposes of sections 79-719 to 79-723, multicultural education includes, but is not limited to, studies relative to the culture, history, and contributions of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. Special emphasis shall be placed on hum…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-720 Multicultural education program; incorporation into curriculum; department; duties.
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(1) Each school district, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall develop for incorporation into all phases of the curriculum of grades kindergarten through twelve a multicultural education program. (2) The department shall create and distribute recommended …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-721 Multicultural education; school districts and department; duties; loss of accreditation.
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(1) Each school district shall present evidence annually, in a form prescribed by the State Department of Education, to the department that multicultural education is being taught to students pursuant to section 79-720. The department shall evaluate the effectiveness of the multi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-722 Evaluation of multicultural education program; report.
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In conjunction with the multicultural education program prescribed in section 79-720, the State Department of Education shall design a process for evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of each multicultural education program, including the collection of baseline data. T…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-723 Multicultural education; rules and regulations.
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The State Department of Education shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out sections 79-719 to 79-722.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-724 Committee on American civics; created; duties; school board, State Board of Education, and superintendent; duties.
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It is the responsibility of society to ensure that youth are given the opportunity to become competent, responsible, patriotic, and civil citizens to ensure a strong, stable, just, and prosperous America. Such a citizenry necessitates that every member thereof be knowledgeable of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-725 Character education; principles of instruction; duty of teachers.
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Each teacher employed to give instruction in any public, private, parochial, or denominational school in the State of Nebraska shall arrange and present his or her instruction to give special emphasis to common honesty, morality, courtesy, obedience to law, respect for the nation…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-726 Character education; outline of instruction; duty of Commissioner of Education.
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The Commissioner of Education shall prepare an outline with suggestions such as in his or her judgment will best accomplish the purpose set forth in section 79-725 and shall incorporate the same in the regular course of study for the first twelve grades of all schools of the Stat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-727 Rules and regulations; State Department of Education; duties.
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The State Board of Education shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of sections 79-724 to 79-726. The State Department of Education shall ensure that all requirements of such sections and such rules and regulations are carried out by each sch…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-728 Kindergarten programs; required.
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All school districts shall offer a kindergarten program.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-729 High school students; graduation requirements; exceptions.
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(1) The Legislature recognizes the importance of assuring that all persons who graduate from Nebraska high schools possess certain minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and understanding. Each high school student shall complete a minimum of two hundred high school credit hours pri…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-730 Diploma of high school equivalency; issuance by Commissioner of Education; conditions.
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The Commissioner of Education may issue a diploma of high school equivalency conveying all the significance and privilege of a regular high school diploma to any person who is not a high school graduate if: (1) The person is and has been a resident of Nebraska for at least thirty…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-731 Diploma of high school equivalency; application; fee; disbursement; duplicate; transcript; fees.
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The application for a diploma of high school equivalency shall be submitted on a form to be furnished by the Commissioner of Education and shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars which will not be refundable under any circumstances. A fee of two dollars shall be charged for…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-732 Diploma of high school equivalency; State Board of Education; rules and regulations; adopt.
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The State Board of Education shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the administration of sections 79-730 to 79-732, and the decision of the State Board of Education with reference to the eligibility of an applicant for a diploma of high school equivalency shall be fina…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-733 Diplomas of high school equivalency; acceptance by colleges.
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Diplomas of high school equivalency issued pursuant to section 79-730 shall be accepted by the University of Nebraska, the community colleges, and the state colleges for enrollment purposes.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-734 School textbooks, equipment, and supplies; purchase and loan; rules and regulations; department; duties.
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(1)(a) School boards and boards of education of all classes of school districts shall purchase all textbooks, equipment, and supplies necessary for the schools of such district. The duty to make such purchases may be delegated to employees of the school district. (b) School board…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-734.01 Textbook contracts; requirements for publisher or manufacturer.
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(1) On and after January 1, 2003, all contracts for the purchase of textbooks for school districts and educational service units shall require the publisher or manufacturer to provide to the school district or educational service unit, at no cost, (a) computer files or other elec…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-734.02 Projection maps; requirements for use; school board; adopt policy.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, beginning in school year 2024-25, a public school shall not allow the use of a Mercator projection map in school. A public school shall only use the Gall-Peters projection map or a similar cylindrical equal-area projection…