Legal Resources Toolkit

 Guidance Memos

Retired K-12 Personnel Reemployment - Issued 7/1/2025

Reminder of New Zero Tolerance Offense - Issued 7/24/2023

Revised Conditions for the Use of Corporal Punishment - Issued 7/17/2023

Student Transportation Vehicles & Licensure Requirements for Non-public Schools - Issued 5/1/2023

Procedures for LEAs for Reporting Cases of Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect and Training Requirements - Issued 10/11/2022

Teacher's Discipline Act - Issued 10/10/2022

Lead in Drinking Water - Issued 12/13/2018

Funding Students Education in Court-Ordered Day Treatment Facilities (T.C.A. § 49-3-308) - Issued 10/31/2018

New Laws Regarding Teacher Ethics and Teacher Misconduct - July 2018 - Issued 7/30/2018

Safety for DCS Staff - Issued 10/11/2017

Commissioner of Education’s Obligation to Enforce State Law and State Board of Education Rule - Issued 4/17/2017

Guidance on 17-Year-Old Students Attending Adult Education Programs - Issued 6/29/2016

Data Accessibility, Transparency, and Accountability Act of 2014 - Issued 2/11/2015

Reminder of Department of Children’s Services (DCS) Background Check Requirements - Issued 7/28/2014

FAQs and Other Guidance Documents

Trainings for Local Education Agencies – Revised August 2025

Physical Activity Requirements Guidance - Issued August 2025

Family Leave for Birth or Placement of Child Guidance - Revised June 2025

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act Regulations Updates - Issued April 2025

Law Enforcement Agency Access to Student Records FAQs - Issued January 2025

Prohibited Concepts in Instruction Complaint Procedures - Revised January 2025

Required for Tennessee Local Education Agency Websites - Revised December 2024

Required Signage for Tennessee Public School Campuses - Issued November 2024

State Statutory Rights of Parents and Students - Revised July 2024

Frequently Asked Question: Back to School Legal Guidance- Revised July 2023

Remote Learning Drills - Issued November 2022

Display, Observance, and Care for Flags on School Property - Revised October 2022

Public School Fees – Revised May 2022

Teacher Tenure Law - Revised April 2021

Guidance on 17-Year-Old Students Attending Adult Education Programs – Services for Minors - Issued 8/5/2020

Rights of Teachers Dismissed Under the Tennessee Teacher Tenure Law - Issued 2015