Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-6-3202

(a) The board shall consider and decide each individual case separately on its merits, and its decision shall be based upon a consideration of the factors set forth in § 49-6-3103.

(b) Within a reasonable time after the completion of the hearing, the board shall enter a written order either granting or denying the protest.

(c) A copy of the order and the findings of the board shall be mailed by the board or its secretary to all parties appearing at the hearing at their last known mailing address within five (5) days from the date of the order.

(d) In any county having a population of not less than eight hundred ninety-seven thousand four hundred (897,400) nor more than eight hundred ninety-seven thousand five hundred (897,500), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, if the board delegates its authority to a committee pursuant to § 49-6-3102(d)(2) to consider and decide an individual case, then the committee shall comply with subsections (a)-(c).