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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703)
Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106)
Part 43 - REPORTING STUDENT OFFENSES (§§ 49-6-4301 — 49-6-4404)
Section 49-6-4404 - Physical examination of student - Student's remedies
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TN Code § 49-6-4404 (2023)
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- (a) Within forty-eight (48) hours of the imposition of corporal punishment within the special school district, the pupil shall have the right to be examined by a physician to determine if the punishment was excessive.
- (b) In any case in which the punishment is excessive, the pupil shall have the same civil and criminal remedies as any other pupil in the public schools.
Acts 1980, ch. 571, § 1; T.C.A. § 49-9-205.
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