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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 40 - STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE SAFE ENVIRONMENT ACT OF 1996 (§§ 49-6-NEW — 49-6-4009)
Section 49-6-4009 - Student discipline code to include provision prohibiting indecent clothing
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TN Code § 49-6-4009 (2023)
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- (a) An LEA shall include in its student discipline code a provision prohibiting students from wearing, while on the grounds of a public school during the regular school day, clothing that exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent manner that disrupts the learning environment.
- (b) An LEA shall specify in its student discipline code the disciplinary actions that shall be taken against a student for a violation of subsection (a).
- (c) Subsection (a) shall not be enforced in a manner that discriminates against a student on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin.
Acts 2012, ch. 781, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-6-4019.
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