(a) A teacher trained in evidence-based behavior supports is authorized to manage the teacher’s classroom, discipline students, and refer a student to the principal or the principal’s designee to maintain discipline in the classroom, and to hold students in the teacher’s charge strictly accountable for any disorderly conduct in school.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-6-2801

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Each student discipline policy or code of conduct adopted by a local board of education or public charter school governing body pursuant to § 49-6-4002 must include:

(1) Evidence-based behavior supports and interventions; and
(2) A provision authorizing teachers and administrators to enforce the student discipline policy or code of conduct and to hold students accountable for any disorderly conduct in school, on school buses, or at school-sponsored events.
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