{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-79-281","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-281","heading":"Hearing; joint hearing; separate hearings; when.","body":"(1) When more than one student is charged with violating the same rule and having acted in concert and when the facts are substantially the same for all such students, a single hearing requested under sections 79-268 and 79-269 may be conducted for such students as a group if the hearing examiner believes that a single hearing is not likely to result in confusion and that no student shall have his or her interests substantially prejudiced by a single hearing.\n(2) If during the conduct of the hearing the hearing examiner finds that a student's interests will be substantially prejudiced by a group hearing or that the hearing is resulting in confusion, the hearing examiner may order a separate hearing for any student.","path":["Chapter 79 - SCHOOLS"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=79-281","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:01:11Z","sha256":"5af8cdf8c0fa2348dc8faf83205654fbbdb73596f399b9b010dc1839a7439d8e","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-79-280","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-79-282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}