Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-6-7102

(1) “Learning pod” means a voluntary association of parents who are choosing to group their children together at various times or places to participate in, or enhance, their child's kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) education, regardless of whether payment is made for any services provided to the children participating in the learning pod.  A “learning pod” is not a nonpublic school as defined in § 49-6-3001(c)(3);

(2) “Operation of a learning pod” means the organization, facilitation, management, operation, or the educational activity of a learning pod in a facility, home, or other structure by the parents of children who are participating in the learning pod and any other individuals assisting those parents for purposes of the learning pod;  and

(3) “Parent” means the parent or guardian of a child who has not graduated from high school or reached twenty-two (22) years of age, whichever comes first.