Tennessee School Discipline Laws & Regulations: Prevention

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Tennessee School Discipline Laws & Regulations: Prevention

Category: Prevention, Behavioral Interventions, and Supports
Subcategory: Prevention
State: Tennessee

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LAWS

49-6-805. Template minimum requirements.

At a minimum, the template prepared by the state-level safety team shall include:

(6) Appropriate violence prevention and intervention strategies such as:

(A) 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;

(B) 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;

(C) Nonviolent conflict resolution training programs;

(D) Peer mediation programs and youth courts;

(E) Extended day and other school safety programs; and

(F) Comprehensive school counseling and mental health programs;

49-6-4302. Tennessee school safety center.

(a) The department of education,  in collaboration with the department of safety, shall establish a Tennessee school safety center to develop and evaluate training materials and guidelines on school safety issues, including behavior, discipline and violence prevention.

(b) The Tennessee school safety center is responsible for the collection and analysis of data related to school safety, including alleged violent or assaultive acts against school employees and students. The center shall make periodic reports to the education committee of the senate and the education committee of the house of representatives on the status of school safety efforts.

REGULATIONS

No relevant regulations found.

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