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This bill revises and updates Tennessee's laws regarding school attendance, truancy, and discipline. Key provisions include: - Requiring principals to report students with 3 or more unexcused absences to the director of schools, who must then notify the student's parents of the attendance requirements. - Requiring schools to implement a progressive truancy intervention plan before referring students to juvenile court, including conferences with parents, attendance contracts, and potential referrals to counseling or community services. - Defining "zero tolerance" offenses that require at least a one-year expulsion, such as bringing a firearm to school or assaulting a school employee. - Allowing schools to adopt different but consistent discipline policies for different grade levels, and requiring policies to be posted online and provided to all staff, students, and parents. - Requiring annual reporting to the state legislature on disciplinary actions taken in schools. Overall, the bill aims to update and standardize Tennessee's approach to student attendance, truancy, and discipline, with a focus on early intervention, consistent policies, and transparency.

Education

http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2381&ga=110