Tennessee § 49-6-1802 Discrimination against students' voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint prohibited - Applicable law - Legislative intent

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§ 49-6-1802 — Discrimination against students' voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint prohibited - Applicable law - Legislative intent

Tennessee § 49-6-1802

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1802 (2026).

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(a)An LEA shall treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner in which the LEA treats a student's voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and may not discriminate against the student based on a religious viewpoint, if any, expressed by the student on an otherwise permissible subject.

(b)This part shall comply with §§ 4-1-407 , 49-6-2904 , any applicable state or federal laws, the Constitution of Tennessee and the United States Constitution. It is the intent of this part to allow LEAs to develop policies that ensure an LEA shall not discriminate against a student's voluntary expression of a faith based viewpoint, if any.

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(a) An LEA shall treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner in which the LEA treats a student's voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and may not discriminate against the student based on a religious viewpoint, if any, expressed by the student on an otherwise permissible subject. (b) This part shall comply with §§ 4-1-407 , 49-6-2904 , any applicable state or federal laws, the Constitution of Tennessee and the United States Constitution. It is the intent of this part to allow LEAs to develop policies that ensure an LEA shall not discriminate against a student's voluntary expression of a faith based viewpoint, if any.