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TN Code § 49-6-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 7 - After School Educational Programs|§ 49-6-702. Awards — Eligibility — Focus of Programs — Lottery-Funded Programs

  In accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the state board of education and on the recommendation of the commissioner of education, grants and technical assistance shall be awarded to public and not-for-profit organizations that provide, or propose to provide, after school educational programs in this state.   An organization shall be eligible if the organization operates, or proposes to operate, a program that is available to students on an average of fifteen (15) hours per week and includes, at a minimum:  Reading skills development and enhancement;   Math or science skills development and enhancement;   Academic mentoring or tutorial assistance; and   Sports or leisure opportunities.     Programs shall be designed to comprehensively address the educational, health and social service needs of children who are five (5) years of age or older and enrolled in the elementary or secondary grades. The program shall maintain an enrollment of children of which at least fifty percent (50%) of the students enrolled meet one (1) of the following requirements; provided, however, that preference shall be given to programs that maintain an enrollment of children of which at least eighty percent (80%) of the students meet one (1) of the following requirements:  Qualify for free and reduced lunch pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1771;   Are at risk of educational disadvantage and failure due to circumstances of abuse, neglect or disability;   Are at risk of state custody due to family dysfunction;   Are enrolled in and attending a public school failing to make adequate yearly progress;   Are attending a public school, including a public charter school, instead of a public school failing to make adequate yearly progress as a result of parent choice; or   Are at risk of failing one (1) or more subjects or are behind grade level by at least one (1) year.     The commissioner of education shall encourage lottery-funded after-school programs to provide extended learning that is complementary to school curricula.
TN Code § 49-6-704 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 7 - After School Educational Programs|§ 49-6-704. Rules and Regulations

 The state board of education, on the recommendation of the commissioner of education, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this part. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 49-6-706 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 7 - After School Educational Programs|§ 49-6-706. Funding for Costs Incurred in Administering Programs

 Costs incurred by the department in administering the programs established by this part that provide a system of competitive grants and technical assistance for eligible organizations providing after school educational programs consistent with the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 5 shall be funded from the LEAP grant fund as part of such programs.
TN Code § 49-6-707 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 7 - After School Educational Programs|§ 49-6-707. Program Funding

 Programs funded under this part shall be subject to the school administered child care rules established under § 49-1-302(i).
TN Code § 49-6-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-801. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Schools Against Violence in Education Act” or the “SAVE Act.”
TN Code § 49-6-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-802. State-Level Safety Team — Template for Safety and Emergency Response Plans

  The commissioner of education shall establish a state-level safety team, which shall assist LEAs and schools with compliance with this part as reasonably necessary. As part of the assistance, the state-level safety team shall publish a template for use by districts in preparing their district-level safety plans and building-level emergency response plans, which template shall outline the responsibilities of the LEAs and individual schools in complying with this part. The state-level safety team shall regularly review and update the template.   The commissioner shall appoint the members of the state-level safety team, including:  A representative of the department of safety;   A representative of the Tennessee bureau of investigation;   A representative of homeland security;   A representative of the department of mental health and substance abuse services;   A representative of the emergency medical services of the department of health;   A representative of the state board of education;   A representative of the Tennessee association of school resource officers; and   A representative of the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities.     The commissioner may also appoint a representative from each of the following:  Directors of schools;   Members of local boards of education;   The Tennessee alternative education association;   Public school teachers;   The Tennessee association of mental health organizations;   School counselors and psychologists;   Parents of students enrolled in public schools;   Tennessee students between sixteen (16) and twenty-four (24) years of age; and   The Tennessee school health coalition.
TN Code § 49-6-803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-803. Direction of Safety Team

 The state-level safety team shall be directed by the director of the Tennessee school safety center established in § 49-6-4302.
TN Code § 49-6-804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-804. Adoption of Comprehensive Plans

  Each LEA shall adopt a comprehensive district-wide school safety plan and building-level school safety plans regarding crisis intervention, emergency response and emergency management. The plans shall be developed by a district-wide school safety team and a building-level school safety team established pursuant to this part and shall follow the template developed by the state-level safety team. An LEA having only one (1) school building shall develop a single building-level school safety plan, which shall also fulfill all requirements for development of a district-wide plan.   Any meeting concerning school security, the district-wide school safety plans or the building-level school safety plans shall not be subject to the open meetings laws compiled in title 8, chapter 44. Though closed to the general public, reasonable notice shall be provided to the general public prior to such a meeting. The board shall not discuss or deliberate on any other issues or subjects during such a meeting.   Each LEA shall provide to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction the LEA's plans regarding school security, district-wide school safety plans and building-level school safety plans, as well as information, records, and plans that are related to school security.
TN Code § 49-6-805 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-805. Template Minimum Requirements

 At a minimum, the template prepared by the state-level safety team shall include:   The designation of an emergency response team;   Policies and procedures for communication with law enforcement officials, parents and guardians in the event of emergencies and incidents of or threats of violence;   Policies and procedures relating to school building security, including, where appropriate, the use of school resource officers, security devices or security procedures, and addressing, where appropriate, the use of the building by the public for events other than school activities and the impact the other use may have on building security;   Procedures for assuring that crisis response and law enforcement officials have access to floor plans, blueprints, schematics or other maps of the school interior, school grounds and road maps of the immediate surrounding area;   Procedures for coordination of the school safety plan with the resources available through the department of mental health and substance abuse services, the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities or a similar local agency to assure that the school has access to federal, state or local mental health resources in the event of a violent incident;   Appropriate violence prevention and intervention strategies such as:  Collaborative arrangements with state and local law enforcement officials, designed to ensure that school resource officers and other security personnel are adequately trained, including being trained to de-escalate potentially violent situations, and are effectively and fairly recruited;   Dissemination of informative materials regarding the early detection and identification of potentially threatening behaviors and violent acts to teachers, administrators, school personnel, parents or guardians and students;   Nonviolent conflict resolution training programs;   Peer mediation programs and youth courts;   Extended day and other school safety programs; and   Comprehensive school counseling and mental health programs;     Policies and procedures for annual school safety training for all students, teachers, and other school personnel; and   Policies and procedures for the safe evacuation of all students, teachers, other school personnel and visitors to the school in the event of a serious violent incident or other emergency.
TN Code § 49-6-806 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-806. Appointments to District-Wide and Building-Level School Safety Teams

  Each district-wide school safety team shall be appointed by the district's director of schools and shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of the school board, representatives of student, teacher, administrator and parent organizations, and school personnel including school safety personnel.   Each building-level school safety team shall be appointed by the building principal, in accordance with regulations or guidelines prescribed by the district's director of schools. Such building-level teams shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of teacher, administrator and parent organizations, and school personnel including school safety personnel, as well as community members, local law enforcement officials, local ambulance or other emergency response agencies, and any other representatives the district's director of schools deems appropriate.
TN Code § 49-6-807 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-807. Annual Armed Intruder Drill

 Each school safety team shall conduct at least one (1) armed intruder drill annually. The drill shall be conducted in coordination with the appropriate local law enforcement agency. The results of the drill shall be maintained by each school for a minimum of five (5) years and shall be made available to the department of education upon request.
TN Code § 49-6-808 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-808. Hearings on Safety Plans — Filing of Plan and Amendments — Confidentiality

  Each LEA shall make each district-wide and building-level school safety plan available for public comment at least thirty (30) days prior to its adoption; provided, that only a summary of each building-level emergency response plan shall be made available for public comment. The district-wide and building-level plans may be adopted by the LEA only after at least one (1) public hearing that provides for the participation of school personnel, parents, students and any other interested parties.   Each LEA shall file a copy of its district-wide comprehensive safety plan with the commissioner and all amendments to the plan shall be filed with the commissioner no later than thirty (30) days after their adoption. A copy of each building-level safety plan and any amendments to the plan shall be filed with the appropriate local law enforcement agency and with the department of safety within thirty (30) days of its adoption.   Building-level emergency response plans shall be confidential and shall not be subject to any open or public records requirements.   If the LEA fails to file the plan as required by subsection (b), the commissioner may withhold state funds, in an amount determined by the commissioner, from the LEA until the LEA is in compliance.
TN Code § 49-6-810 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-810. Annual Report to Governor and General Assembly

 Annually on or before February 1 of each year, the commissioner of education shall report to the governor and the general assembly on implementation of and compliance with this part.
TN Code § 49-6-811 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-811. Grant Funding

 An LEA may seek grant funding from the school safety center to assist with compliance with this part according to § 49-6-4302.
TN Code § 49-6-812 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-812. Consistency With Harassment and Bullying Policies

 Each LEA shall ensure that the district-wide safety plans and building-level emergency response plans required by this part are developed in such a manner as to be consistent with the district's harassment and bullying policies developed pursuant to § 49-6-4503.
TN Code § 49-6-813 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-813. County and Municipal Appropriations

 The legislative body of any county or municipality may appropriate funds for the purpose of providing resources for district-wide school safety plans, building-level school safety plans and district-wide school safety teams. Federal, state and local funds designated for such purposes may be used to provide funds for the purpose of providing resources for district-wide school safety plans, building-level school safety plans and district-wide school safety teams.
TN Code § 49-6-814 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act|§ 49-6-814. Rules and Regulations

 The commissioner of education is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part and § 49-6-4301(c)-(e). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 49-6-901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 9 - Report Cards|§ 49-6-901. Copies to Parents

 A copy of a student's report card shall be furnished by the LEA to the parent or parents of the student.
TN Code § 49-6-902 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 9 - Report Cards|§ 49-6-902. Copies to Noncustodial or Nonresident Parents or Department of Children's Services for in Custody Children

  Any parent who does not have custody of a child, or in the case of parents having joint custody of a child, the parent not residing with the child, or in the case of a child in the custody of a legal guardian, both parents, may request in writing that a copy of the child's report card, notice of school attendance, names of teachers, class schedules, standardized test scores and any other records customarily available to parents be furnished directly to the noncustodial or nonresident parent. The request shall be accompanied by the parent's or parents' current mailing address and the LEA shall send a copy of the report card, notice of school attendance, names of teachers, class schedules, standardized test scores and any other records customarily available to parents to that address.   Any judge having jurisdiction over the custody of such a child may upon a showing of good cause deny any information concerning the residence of the child to the noncustodial or nonresident parent.   Upon written request from the department of children's services, LEAs shall provide the department of children's services all school records for a child in custody of the department of children's services or receiving foster care services. These records may include, but are not limited to, a copy of the child's report card, notice of school attendance, names of teachers, class schedules, standardized test scores, and any other records customarily available to parents. LEAs shall not charge the department of children's services any cost for the records, even in instances where a debt or restitution is owed to the school by the student. The release of the records to the department of children's services shall not waive or reduce any debt or restitution owed to the school. The student's records shall be made available to the department of children's services no later than five (5) business days from the date the LEA received the records request from the department.
TN Code § 49-6-1002 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 10 - Curriculum Generally|§ 49-6-1002. Use of School Time for Athletics — Teacher Salaries

  It is unlawful for any president, principal or teacher of any educational institution under the control of the state board of education or any local board of education to dismiss the school or any group of students or pupils of the school for the purpose of permitting them to practice or play baseball, football, basketball or any other similar game within the regular school hours of any school day of the week, without written permission from the governing board of the institution.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude regular physical training lessons as a part of the daily program of the school.   A local education agency, local school board, school, educator, or employee or the employee's representative may not require a student to attend a school athletic event, or event related to participation on a school athletic team, if the event is on an official school holiday, observed day of worship, or religious holiday. The parent or legal guardian of a student participating in a school athletic event may provide written notice that the student will not be in attendance to the coach or administrator of the athletic event at least three (3) full school days prior to the event. Prior written notice to the coach or administrator of the school athletic event may not be required if the absence is due to an unforeseen emergency.   The salaries of the teachers are left to the discretion of and are to be set by the local board of education.
TN Code § 49-6-1004 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 10 - Curriculum Generally|§ 49-6-1004. Period of Silence or Prayer

  In order for all students and teachers to prepare themselves for the activities of the day, a period of silence of approximately one (1) minute in duration shall be maintained in each grade in public schools at the beginning of each school day. At the opening of the first class each day, it is the responsibility of each teacher in charge of each class to call the students to order and announce that a moment of silence is to be observed. The teacher shall not indicate or suggest to the students any action to be taken by them during this time, but shall maintain silence for the full time. At the end of this time, the teacher shall indicate resumption of the class in an appropriate fashion, and may at that time make school announcements or conduct any other class business before commencing instruction.   It is lawful for any teacher in any of the schools of the state that are supported, in whole or in part, by the public funds of the state, to permit the voluntary participation by students or others in prayer. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize any teacher or other school authority to prescribe the form or content of any prayer.   Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), nonsectarian and nonproselytizing voluntary benedictions, invocations or prayers that are initiated and given by a student volunteer or student volunteers may be permitted on public school property during school-related noncompulsory student assemblies, school-related student sporting events and school-related commencement ceremonies. Such permission shall not be construed to indicate any support, approval or sanction by the state or any governmental personnel or official of the contents of the benedictions, invocations or prayers or to be the promotion or establishment of any religion, religious belief or sect.
TN Code § 49-6-1005 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 10 - Curriculum Generally|§ 49-6-1005. Inclusion of Religion for Education Purposes Only — Adoption of Policy Regarding Inclusion of Religion in Local Curriculum — Publicly Available Syllabus — Revision of Social Studies Standards

  The inclusion of religion in textbooks, instructional materials, curriculum, or academic standards shall be for educational purposes only and shall not be used to proselytize or establish any religion or religious belief.   Prior to the 2016-2017 school year, each local school board shall adopt a policy regarding the appropriate inclusion of religion in local curriculum and instructional materials; provided, that an opportunity for public comment shall be provided by each local school board before adoption of the policy.   Each LEA shall make publicly available a syllabus for all grade six (6) through twelve (12) social studies, science, math, and English language arts courses. The syllabus shall at a minimum include:  A course calendar that includes standards, objectives, and topics covered;   Major assignments required and field trips; and   Procedures for parental access to instructional materials in accordance with § 49-6-7003.      The state board of education shall initiate a revision process for the social studies standards adopted in 2013.   The revision process shall be in accordance with § 49-1-313.   The state board shall ensure that the revised standards do not promote religion and do not amount to indoctrination or proselytism.