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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Part 41 - School Discipline Act
§ 49-6-4109. Trauma-Informed Discipline Policy
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TN Code § 49-6-4109 (2020)
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- 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;
- Teach school and classroom rules while reinforcing that violent or abusive behavior is not allowed at school;
- Minimize disruptions to education with an emphasis on positive behavioral supports and behavioral intervention plans;
- Create consistent rules and consequences; and
- Model respectful, nonviolent relationships.
- The department of education shall develop guidance on trauma-informed discipline practices that LEAs must use to develop the policy required under subsection (a).
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