Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-5-201

(1) Open and close the school each day at the time fixed by the board of education;

(2) Give instruction to the pupils only in the subjects covered by the license that the teacher holds;

(3) Supervise educational assistants when they are working with pupils;

(4) Keep the register at the school and record accurately the number of pupils present and the number absent each day before leaving the school building;

(5) Give instruction in physical education as provided by law and official regulations;

(6) Teach the constitutions of the United States and of Tennessee for the purpose of instructing all the children as to their privileges and duties under the constitutions and for the promotion of good citizenship;

(7) Follow the state course of study and the rules and regulations for the promotion of pupils furnished by the commissioner of education;

(8) Serve as custodian of the school property during the public school term, report in writing to the director of schools any misuse of school property or repairs needed on school property and, at the close of the term, furnish the director an inventory of equipment and supplies on hand and a list of supplies and equipment that will be needed for the opening of the succeeding term;

(9) Furnish the director of schools at the end of each week a complete list of pupils within the province of the teacher's school who were absent during the week;

(10) Make a report promptly at the close of the term on all items included in the abstract in the teacher's register and certify its correctness by affidavit; and

(11) Observe any other rules and regulations relative to the service of teachers that may be made by the county board of education.