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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4109

Trauma-informed discipline policy

Acts 2019, ch. 421, § 1.

(1) As a strategy to address adverse childhood experiences, as defined in § 49-1-230, each LEA and public charter school shall adopt a trauma-informed discipline policy. Each trauma-informed discipline policy must: Balance accountability with an understanding of traumatic behavior;

(2) Teach school and classroom rules while reinforcing that violent or abusive behavior is not allowed at school;

(3) Minimize disruptions to education with an emphasis on positive behavioral supports and behavioral intervention plans;

(4) Create consistent rules and consequences; and

(5) Model respectful, nonviolent relationships.

(6) The department of education shall develop guidance on trauma-informed discipline practices that LEAs must use to develop the policy required under subsection (a).

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.