As used in this section: “Dependent child” means a child of school age who is the natural child, stepchild, or adopted child of a service member; and “Service member” means a member of the United States armed forces who is engaged in active military service. A board of education shall allow a student who does […]
The board of education of each local school system, with respect to the schools under its jurisdiction, is authorized and required to provide for the enrollment in a public school of each student who is eligible for enrollment within the schools of the local school system. The board of education of each local school system […]
In determining the particular public school to which pupils shall be assigned, the board of education may consider and base its decision on any one (1) or more of the following factors: Available room and teaching capacity in the various schools; The geographical location of the place of residence of the pupil as related to […]
Local boards of education may admit pupils from outside their respective local school systems. Local boards of education may also arrange for the transfer of pupils residing within their systems to schools located outside their districts, and enter into agreements with other local boards of education for the admission or transfer of pupils from one […]
A local board of education may, by action duly recorded in the board minutes, prescribe a date reasonably in advance of or after the opening of school for the filing of applications for transfer of nonresident pupils into that system and refuse to consider applications filed after that date for the current year. Any transfer […]
A local board of education may approve a procedure for determining the competency of students who have attended kindergarten to advance directly to grade two (2).
In assigning students, the board of education may give individual written notice of assignment on each pupil’s report card or by written notice by any other feasible means to the parent, or may give notice by publication.
Boards of education located in counties that are adjacent to other states may contract with the appropriate local or state officials in the adjoining state for the education of children in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12); provided, that the board of education of the Tennessee school district and the commissioner of education determine that such […]
No person shall be refused admission into or be excluded from any public school in this state on account of race, creed, color, sex or national origin. No student shall be assigned or compelled to attend any school on account of race, creed, color or national origin, or for the purpose of achieving equality in […]
It is the purpose and intent of the general assembly to provide for a standardized and efficient administration of the public school systems throughout this state. The director of each school district shall submit to the commissioner requests for waivers on class size limits before November 15 of the school year. Following November 15, if […]
Academically talented or gifted students enrolled in grades nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11) or twelve (12) in public or private high schools in this state may, with the recommendation and approval of the high school principal and appropriate higher education institution personnel, enroll in and receive regular college degree credit from a Tennessee postsecondary […]
Whenever county boundary lines cross through a farm being operated as a single unit, leaving the farm in two (2) separate counties, the children of the families residing on the farms shall be eligible to attend either county’s school system. Eligibility to attend school in the county other than the county in which the family […]
Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, if a parent of a student teaches at a school located outside the school system of their residence, the student may attend that school and must adhere to that school system’s tuition requirements. This section is subject to the procedures in §§ 49-6-3104 and 49-6-3105. Pursuant […]
If a hospital or treatment resource is of the belief that a child leaving a treatment program poses a substantial likelihood of serious harm as defined in § 33-6-501, in addition to the duties in § 33-3-207, it is the duty of the hospital or treatment resource to warn the principal of the school the […]
Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, a student in the third grade shall not be promoted to the next grade level unless the student is determined to be proficient in English language arts (ELA) based on the student’s achieving a performance level rating of “on track” or “mastered” on the ELA portion of the student’s […]
Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a student in the third grade shall not be promoted to the next grade level unless the student has shown a basic understanding of curriculum and ability to perform the skills required in the subject of reading as demonstrated by the student’s grades or standardized test results. However, such […]
