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Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-6-807

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Each school safety team, private school, and church-related school shall annually conduct at least one (1):

(1) Armed intruder drill;

(2) Incident command drill; and

(3) Emergency safety bus drill.

(b)(1) Each armed intruder drill must be conducted in coordination with the appropriate local law enforcement agency.

(2) Each incident command drill:

(A) Conducted by a school safety team:

(i) Must be conducted without students present; and

(ii) Must prepare school staff and law enforcement agencies on what to expect in the event of an emergency situation in the school; and

(B) Conducted by a private school or church-related school:

(i) May be conducted with or without students present; and

(ii) Must prepare school staff and law enforcement agencies on what to expect in the event of an emergency situation in the school.

(3) Each emergency safety bus drill:

(A) Conducted by a school safety team:

(i) Must be conducted without students present; and

(ii) Must prepare school staff and law enforcement agencies on what to expect in the event of an emergency situation on a school bus; and

(B) Conducted by a private school or church-related school:

(i) May be conducted with or without students present; and

(ii) Must prepare school staff and law enforcement agencies on what to expect in the event of an emergency situation on a school bus.

(c) The results of a drill conducted pursuant to subsection (a) must be:

(1) Maintained by the school for a minimum of five (5) years;

(2) Made available to:

(i) A local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction, and

(ii) The department of education or the department of safety upon request, if the drill was conducted by a school safety team.

(d) The drills required in subsection (a) are in addition to the drills required in § 68-102-137.

(e) As used in this section:

(1) “Church-related school” means a school as defined in § 49-50-801; and

(2) “Private school” means a school accredited by, or a member of, an organization or association approved by the state board of education as an organization accrediting or setting academic requirements in schools, or that has been approved by the state, or is in the future approved by the commissioner in accordance with rules promulgated by the state board of education.

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