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Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-2-116

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Any county or municipality is authorized to establish school safety zones.

(b) As used in this section, unless the content otherwise requires:

(1) “School” means any public or private elementary, secondary school or state college of applied technology; and

(2) “School property” means all property used for school purposes, including, but not limited to, school playgrounds.

(c) A school safety zone is the territory extending five hundred feet (500′) from school property or within the area bounded by a divided federal highway, whichever is less.

(d) The director of schools, with the approval of the board of education, may develop a method of marking school safety zones, including the use of signs. Signs or other markings shall be located in a visible manner on or near each school indicating that such area is a school safety zone, that such zone extends five hundred feet (500′) from school property or within the area bounded by a divided federal highway, whichever is less, and that the delivery or sale of a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue to a minor in the school safety zone may subject the offender to an enhanced punishment.

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