Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-6-4206

(1) Maintaining order and discipline;

(2) Preventing crime;

(3) Investigating violations of school board policies;

(4) Returning students who may be in violation of the law, school board, or LEA policies to school property or to a school-sponsored event until the officer can place the student into the custody of the school administrator or the administrator's designee, the school resources officer, or the appropriate law enforcement officer; and

(5) Ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors in an assigned school.

(1) Only patrol for violations of the law that involve minors, including truancy; and

(2) Immediately notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of any violation of the law if the school security officer reasonably believes the individual committing the act to be a minor.