§ 49-1-1201 Short title
§ 49-1-1202 Legislative findings – Applicability
§ 49-1-1203 Part definitions
§ 49-1-1204 Immunity from civil liability for acts or reports relating to students
§ 49-1-1205 No liability for punitive or exemplary damages for acts or omissions that occur within course and scope of employment
§ 49-1-1206 Civil action for damages by employee
§ 49-1-1207 Insurance not waiver of defense
§ 49-1-1208 Scope of part
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 1 > Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Educational entity: means the state board of education, department of education, and any other body, board, or agency that governs a public or private elementary or secondary school, and includes, but is not limited to, local education agencies and local boards of education. See Tennessee Code 49-1-1203
  • Employee: means :
    (A) An individual who is elected or appointed to an educational entity. See Tennessee Code 49-1-1203
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.