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TN Code § 49-6-4103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 41 - School Discipline Act|§ 49-6-4103. Corporal Punishment

  Any teacher or school principal may use corporal punishment in a reasonable manner against any pupil for good cause in order to maintain discipline and order within the public schools.    Notwithstanding subsection (a), teachers, school principals, or other school personnel are prohibited from using corporal punishment against any student who has a disability, unless an LEA's discipline policy permits the use of corporal punishment and a parent of a child who has a disability permits, in writing, the use of corporal punishment against the parent's child. The written permission must state the type of corporal punishment that may be used and the circumstances in which the use of corporal punishment is permitted. The school's principal must keep the written permission on file at the school. The school's principal must notify the parent any time corporal punishment is used. The school's principal must inform the parent, when the written permission for the use of corporal punishment is submitted, that the parent may revoke the permission to use corporal punishment at any time by giving written notice to the school's principal that corporal punishment may no longer be used against the parent's child who has a disability.   As used in this subsection (b):  “School personnel” includes all individuals employed on a full-time or part-time basis by a public school; and   “Student who has a disability” means a student who has an individualized education program (IEP) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.), or a Section 504 plan under the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.).     This subsection (b) does not authorize the use of corporal punishment by a person who is not permitted to administer corporal punishment under subsection (a).
TN Code § 49-6-4104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 41 - School Discipline Act|§ 49-6-4104. Rules and Regulations

 Each local board of education shall adopt rules and regulations it deems necessary to implement and control any form of corporal punishment in the schools in its district.
TN Code § 49-6-4105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 41 - School Discipline Act|§ 49-6-4105. Arrest and Prosecution for Injury to Student

  No action taken by a teacher or principal pursuant to this part shall be grounds for the issuance of an arrest warrant or for the pressing of criminal charges against the teacher or principal, unless a report of an investigation by appropriate law enforcement officials along with independent medical verification of injury is presented to the judge or magistrate prior to issuing the warrant. The investigative findings shall be presented to the judge or magistrate within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notification. The law enforcement agency shall give notice to the director of schools or the director of schools' designee at the time it is notified of the allegations.   When an arrest warrant has been issued against a teacher for action taken pursuant to this part, the teacher shall be summoned to an administrative office or to a location other than on school grounds, so that students shall not be present, and shall be arrested there. The teacher is not to be arrested in the classroom or before any assembly of students. This subsection (b) shall not apply if a law enforcement officer reasonably believes that the teacher will flee from arrest or attempt to leave the jurisdiction of the court that issued the warrant.
TN Code § 49-6-4106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 41 - School Discipline Act|§ 49-6-4106. Disciplinary Referrals

 When a member of a school's faculty or staff disciplines a student by issuing a written referral for the student's behavior, the referral shall be returned to the member of the faculty or staff with a notation of the action taken. The referral shall be kept in a student discipline file and shall not become a part of the student's permanent record. If a school district or a school has adopted an electronic system of making disciplinary referrals instead of using written referrals, then the member of the faculty or staff making the referral shall be notified of the action taken, but the notification may be made either electronically or in writing.
TN Code § 49-6-4107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 41 - School Discipline Act|§ 49-6-4107. Use of Reasonable Force

  A teacher, principal, school employee or school bus driver, in exercising the person's lawful authority, may use reasonable force when necessary under the circumstances to correct or restrain a student or prevent bodily harm or death to another person.   Subsection (a) does not authorize use of corporal punishment by a person not permitted to administer corporal punishment under § 49-6-4103 or chapter 6, part 44 of this title.   Subsection (a) does not authorize restraint or isolation of students for whom restraint or isolation is prohibited under chapter 10, part 13 of this title.
TN Code § 49-6-4108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 41 - School Discipline Act|§ 49-6-4108. Report Detailing Use of Corporal Punishment Required

  Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, each LEA shall submit, at least annually, a report to the department of education detailing the LEA's use of corporal punishment. The report shall include, at a minimum:  The school at which each instance of corporal punishment occurred;   Information regarding the reason for each instance of corporal punishment;   Whether an instance of corporal punishment involved a student with an active individualized education program, and if so, the primary disability category for which the student has an individualized education program; and   Whether an instance of corporal punishment involved a student with an active 504 plan under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794), and if so, the reason for which the student has a 504 plan.     The report submitted pursuant to this section shall exclude any personally identifiable information and shall be created in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)(20 U.S.C. § 1232g), § 10-7-504, and any other relevant state or federal privacy law.   The department shall report on its website the number of instances of corporal punishment in each LEA and the number of instances involving a student with an active individualized education program or an active 504 plan under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
TN Code § 49-6-4109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 41 - School Discipline Act|§ 49-6-4109. Trauma-Informed Discipline Policy

  As a strategy to address adverse childhood experiences, as defined in § 49-1-230, each LEA and public charter school shall adopt a trauma-informed discipline policy. Each trauma-informed discipline policy must:  Balance accountability with an understanding of traumatic behavior;   Teach school and classroom rules while reinforcing that violent or abusive behavior is not allowed at school;   Minimize disruptions to education with an emphasis on positive behavioral supports and behavioral intervention plans;   Create consistent rules and consequences; and   Model respectful, nonviolent relationships.     The department of education shall develop guidance on trauma-informed discipline practices that LEAs must use to develop the policy required under subsection (a).
TN Code § 49-6-4201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4201. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “School Security Act of 1981.”
TN Code § 49-6-4202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4202. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Dangerous weapon” or “weapon” means any dangerous instrument or substance that is capable of inflicting any injury on any person;   “Drug” means any controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, marijuana, alcohol, legend drug or any other substance the possession or use of which is regulated in any manner by any governmental authority, including the school system;   “Drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products and materials of any kind that are used, intended for use or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing into the human body a drug, as defined in subdivision (2). An electronic pager in the possession of a student shall be included in this definition if used or intended for use as defined by this subdivision (3);   “School” means all public schools that conduct classes in any grade from kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12);   “School principal” or “principal” means the administrative head of a public school, by whatever title the person may be known;   “School resource officer” means a law enforcement officer, as defined under § 39-11-106, who is in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations of the peace officers standards and training commission and who has been assigned to a school in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the chief of the appropriate law enforcement agency and the LEA;   “Student” means any person, regardless of age, enrolled in the public school; and   “Visitor” means any person who is on school property, except for certificated personnel employed by the state or local board of education.
TN Code § 49-6-4203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4203. Legislative Intent

  It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this part to secure a safe environment in which the education of the students of this state may occur.   The general assembly recognizes the position of the schools in loco parentis and the responsibility this places on principals and teachers within each school to secure order and to protect students from harm while in their custody.   It is the intent of this part to extend further, rather than limit, the authority of principals and teachers to secure order and provide protection of students within each school.   The general assembly further recognizes that a rising level of violent activity and use of drugs is occurring in some public schools, especially in urban areas, and that these activities threaten the well-being of all students in those schools.   The general assembly further finds that:  The removal of dangerous weapons, drug paraphernalia and drugs from school property is necessary to lessen hazards to students and that removal can only be accomplished by searches of areas of the school buildings or grounds where those materials may be stored;   On occasions when the use of dangerous weapons or drugs has reached a life or health threatening level, searches of students themselves may be necessary to protect the larger student body, and that often the searches must be conducted in emergency situations;   Individual circumstances and local particularities require that individual principals must be relied on to exercise their professionally trained judgments in determining what action is appropriate within this part; and   The presence on school property of students with drugs in their bodies may pose a threat to the safety and well-being of that student and other students, may be disruptive of school classes and other programs and may interfere with the educational opportunities and progress of all students.
TN Code § 49-6-4204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4204. Search of Lockers, Vehicles, and Other Property

  When individual circumstances in a school dictate, a principal may order that vehicles parked on school property by students or visitors, containers, packages, lockers or other enclosures used for storage by students or visitors, and other areas accessible to students or visitors be searched in the principal's presence or in the presence of other members of the principal's staff.   Individual circumstances requiring a search may include incidents on school property, including school buses, involving, but not limited to, the use of dangerous weapons, drugs or drug paraphernalia by students that are known to the principal or other staff members, information received from law enforcement, juvenile or other authorities indicating a pattern of drug dealing or drug use by students of that school, any assault or attempted assault on school property with dangerous weapons or any other actions or incidents known by the principal that give rise to reasonable suspicion that dangerous weapons, drugs or drug paraphernalia are held on school property by one (1) or more students.   A notice shall be posted in the school that lockers and other storage areas, containers, and packages brought into the school by students or visitors are subject to search for drugs, drug paraphernalia, dangerous weapons or any property that is not properly in the possession of the student.   A notice shall be posted where it is visible from the school parking lot that vehicles parked on school property by students or visitors are subject to search for drugs, drug paraphernalia or dangerous weapons.
TN Code § 49-6-4205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4205. Search of Students

  A student may be subject to physical search because of the results of a locker search, or because of information received from a teacher, staff member, student or other person if such action is reasonable to the principal.   All of the following standards of reasonableness shall be met:  A particular student has violated school policy;   The search will yield evidence of the violation of school policy or will lead to disclosure of a dangerous weapon, drug paraphernalia or drug;   The search is in pursuit of legitimate interests of the school in maintaining order, discipline, safety, supervision and education of students;   The search is not conducted for the sole purpose of discovering evidence to be used in a criminal prosecution; and   The search shall be reasonably related to the objectives of the search and not excessively intrusive in light of the age and sex of the student, as well as the nature of the infraction alleged to have been committed.
TN Code § 49-6-4206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4206. Policy Authorizing School Security Officer to Patrol

  As used in this section, “school security officer” means an individual who is employed exclusively by the local school board or LEA for the purpose of:  Maintaining order and discipline;   Preventing crime;   Investigating violations of school board policies;   Returning students who may be in violation of the law, school board, or LEA policies to school property or to a school-sponsored event until the officer can place the student into the custody of the school administrator or the administrator's designee, the school resources officer, or the appropriate law enforcement officer; and   Ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors in an assigned school.     Each LEA may develop and adopt, in consultation with the appropriate local law enforcement agency, a policy that authorizes a school security officer employed by the LEA to patrol within a one-mile radius of the security officer's assigned school, but not to exceed the boundaries of the assigned school's LEA.   If an LEA adopts a policy pursuant to subsection (a) then the LEA shall file a copy of the policy with the appropriate local chief law enforcement officer.   In patrolling the one-mile radius of the school, the school security officer shall:  Only patrol for violations of the law that involve minors, including truancy; and   Immediately notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of any violation of the law if the school security officer reasonably believes the individual committing the act to be a minor.
TN Code § 49-6-4207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4207. Use of Metal Detectors

 To facilitate a search that is found to be necessary of students, school visitors, containers or packages, metal detectors and other devices designed to indicate the presence of dangerous weapons, drug paraphernalia or drugs may be used in searches, including hand-held models that are passed over or around a student's or visitor's body, and students, visitors, containers and packages may be required to pass through a stationary detector.
TN Code § 49-6-4208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4208. Use of Animals

 To facilitate a search that is found to be necessary, dogs or other animals trained to detect drugs or dangerous weapons by odor or otherwise may be used in conducting searches, but the animals shall be used only to pinpoint areas needed to be searched and shall not be used to search the persons of students or visitors.
TN Code § 49-6-4209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4209. Report of Reasonable Suspicion by Principal to Law Enforcement Officer

  It is the duty of a school principal who has reasonable suspicion to believe, either as a result of a search or otherwise, that any student is committing or has committed any violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 4, § 39-17-1307, or § 39-17-1309 upon the school grounds or within any school building or structure under the principal's supervision, to report the reasonable suspicion to the appropriate law enforcement officer.   School personnel have the duty to report any reasonable suspicion that a student is committing or has committed any violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 4 or § 39-17-1307 to the principal, or, if the principal is not available, to the principal's designee. If neither the principal nor the designee is available, school personnel may report violations of title 39, chapter 17, part 4 or § 39-17-1307 committed on school property to the appropriate authorities.
TN Code § 49-6-4210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4210. Disposal of Contraband

 Any dangerous weapon or drug located by the principal or other staff member in the course of a search shall be turned over to the appropriate law enforcement officer for proper disposal.
TN Code § 49-6-4211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4211. Defense of School Personnel by Lea — Indemnity

  The LEA shall defend principals and teachers against whom suit is brought on account of any action taken in accordance with this part if:  The employees cooperate in the defense of the suit; and   In the opinion of the LEA, the actions taken were not the result of willful, wanton or malicious wrongdoing.     Each LEA shall indemnify principals and teachers from judgment against them if:  The judgments result from actions or omissions arising out of performance of the duties imposed by this part and do not result from willful, wanton or malicious wrongdoing; and   The employees have cooperated with the LEA in the defense of the suit.     This section shall not be construed to indicate any waiver by the state of sovereign immunity or to make the state any insurer of the public officials mentioned in this section.
TN Code § 49-6-4212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4212. Training Program for School Principals — Notice of Policies to Parents and Students

  The LEA and the local law enforcement agency shall establish and maintain an orientation and training program designed to familiarize school principals with this part and with local policies and procedures for implementing and enforcing this part.   The LEA shall provide parents and students with reasonable notice of the local policies and procedures.
TN Code § 49-6-4215 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4215. Activities of Criminal Gangs on School Property — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations

  The LEAs of this state are authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations to prohibit the activities of criminal gangs on school property. The rules and regulations may prohibit students in grades six through twelve (6-12) from:  Wearing, while on school property, any type of clothing, apparel or accessory that denotes the students' membership in or affiliation with any criminal gang;   Any activity that encourages participation in a criminal gang or facilitates illegal acts of a criminal gang; and   Any conduct that is seriously disruptive to the educational process or endangers persons or property.     The local law enforcement agency shall advise the local board, upon request, of criminal gangs and associated criminal gang activity.   As used in this section, “criminal gang” means a formal or informal ongoing organization, association or group consisting of three (3) or more persons that has:  As one (1) of its activities the commission of criminal acts; and   Two (2) or more members who, individually or collectively, engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity.
TN Code § 49-6-4217 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4217. Employment Standards for School Resource Officers

  Training courses for school resource officers shall be designed specifically for school policing and shall be administered by an entity or organization approved by the peace officers standards and training (POST) commission.   School resource officers shall participate in forty (40) hours of basic training in school policing within twelve (12) months of assignment to a school. Every year thereafter they shall participate in a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of training specific to school policing that has been approved by the POST commission.
TN Code § 49-6-4218 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981|§ 49-6-4218. Posting of Speed Limits on School Grounds and Parking Lots

 Each LEA is encouraged to cause proper signs to be posted on school grounds and school parking lots that prohibit any person from operating or driving a motor vehicle or truck at a rate of speed in excess of ten miles per hour (10 mph).