Tennessee Statutes

§ 49-6-4403 — Rules and regulations

Tennessee § 49-6-4403

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4403 (2026).

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(a)The department of children's services shall adopt rules and regulations that specifically designate the method of imposing corporal punishment and the circumstances that warrant corporal punishment in the schools within its special school district. The rules and regulations shall provide for only corporal punishment that is reasonably necessary for the proper education of the pupil.
(b)No corporal punishment shall be imposed until the rules and regulations have been promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
(c)The rules and regulations shall provide for a written record to be kept of all use of corporal punishment, including the name of the person requesting the punishment and a brief description of the circumstances war

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Legislative History

Acts 1980, ch. 571, § 1; Acts 1989, ch. 278, § 73; 1996, ch. 1079, § 140.

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