Tennessee § 49-6-302 Attendance and length of term

Tennessee Statutes

§ 49-6-302 — Attendance and length of term

Tennessee § 49-6-302

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-302 (2026).

Text

(a)There shall be established and maintained in each local school district as many elementary schools as necessary for the instruction of all the children in the school district. This shall not be construed as to invalidate §§ 49-2-501 - 49-2-503 or § 49-2-1001 .

(b)It is the duty of the respective board of education to run all schools of the local school district as nearly as practicable the same length of time.

(c)A school shall not be established with fewer than ten (10) students in average daily attendance.

(d)Local school district boards of education shall designate the schools that pupils shall attend.

(e)The board of education shall have due regard to increasing the length of the school terms for the benefit of the school district by limiting the number of schools and by consol

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(a) There shall be established and maintained in each local school district as many elementary schools as necessary for the instruction of all the children in the school district. This shall not be construed as to invalidate §§ 49-2-501 - 49-2-503 or § 49-2-1001 . (b) It is the duty of the respective board of education to run all schools of the local school district as nearly as practicable the same length of time. (c) A school shall not be established with fewer than ten (10) students in average daily attendance. (d) Local school district boards of education shall designate the schools that pupils shall attend. (e) The board of education shall have due regard to increasing the length of the school terms for the benefit of the school district by limiting the number of schools and by consolidation whenever practicable. (f) Any county board of education may admit to the elementary schools pupils resident in another county, as provided in § 49-6-3104 .

Legislative History

Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, s 54, eff. 5/2/2019. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 13; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a85, 1487a87, 1487a88; Code 1932, §§ 2376, 2378, 2379; Acts 1957, ch. 9, § 2; 1957, ch. 142, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 45-47; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1001, 49-1004, 49-1006.