Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-6-4402

(c)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the chief administrative officer, or the chief administrative officer's designee, is prohibited from using corporal punishment against any student who has a disability, unless an LEA's discipline policy permits the use of corporal punishment and a parent of a child who has a disability permits, in writing, the use of corporal punishment against the parent's child. The written permission must state the type of corporal punishment that may be used and the circumstances in which the use of corporal punishment is permitted. The school's chief administrative officer must keep the written permission on file at the school. The school's chief administrative officer must notify the parent any time corporal punishment is used. The school's chief administrative officer must inform the parent, when the written permission for the use of corporal punishment is submitted, that the parent may revoke the permission to use corporal punishment at any time by giving written notice to the school's chief administrative officer that corporal punishment may no longer be used against the parent's child who has a disability.

(2) As used in this subsection (c), “student who has a disability” means a student who has an individualized education program (IEP) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.), or a Section 504 plan under the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.).