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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 5 - Personnel
Part 10 - Teacher Code of Ethics
§ 49-5-1006. Report of Breach of Teacher Code of Ethics — Failure to Report
Universal Citation: TN Code § 49-5-1006 (2021)
- An educator who has personal knowledge of a breach by another educator of the teacher code of ethics prescribed in §§ 49-5-1003 and 49-5-1004 shall report the breach to the educator's immediate supervisor, director of schools, or local board of education within thirty (30) days of discovering the breach.
- Failure to report a breach of the teacher code of ethics, or to file a report of any criminal activity or other misconduct that is required by federal or state law, is a breach of the teacher code of ethics.
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