{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-10-1305","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-1305","heading":"Restrictions on administration of, or use of, isolation or restraint","body":"(a) Administering a chemical restraint to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited; provided, that nothing in this subsection (a) shall prohibit the administration of a chemical restraint when administered for therapeutic purposes under the direction of a physician and with the student's parent or guardian's consent to administer such chemical restraint. (b) Administering a noxious substance to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (c) The use of any mechanical restraint on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (d) Any form of life threatening restraint, including restraint that restricts the flow of air into a person's lungs, whether by chest compression or any other means, to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (e) (1) The use of isolation or restraint as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (2) Removing or disabling any equipment or device that a student requires, including, but not limited to, a power wheelchair, brace, augmentative communication device, or walker, as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience, or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (3) [Deleted by 2021 amendment.] (f) The use of a locked door, or any physical structure, mechanism, or device that substantially accomplishes the function of locking a student in a room, structure, or area, is prohibited. (g) Any enclosed area or structure used as an isolation room shall be: (1) Unlocked and incapable of being locked; (2) Free of any condition that could be a danger to the student; (3) Well ventilated and temperature controlled; (4) Sufficiently lighted for the comfort and well-being of the student; (5) Where school personnel are in continuous direct visual contact with the student at all times; (6) At least forty square feet (40 sq. ft.); and (7) In compliance with all applicable state and local fire, health, and safety codes. (h) Notwithstanding this section, actions undertaken by school personnel to break up a fight or to take a weapon from a student are not prohibited; however, these acts shall be reported. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, Secs.s21, s22, s23 eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, s 20, eff. 7/1/2021. Acts 2008 , ch. 1063, § 5; 2011 , ch. 457, §§ 9 - 11.\n(a) Administering a chemical restraint to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited; provided, that nothing in this subsection (a) shall prohibit the administration of a chemical restraint when administered for therapeutic purposes under the direction of a physician and with the student's parent or guardian's consent to administer such chemical restraint.\n(b) Administering a noxious substance to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.\n(c) The use of any mechanical restraint on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.\n(d) Any form of life threatening restraint, including restraint that restricts the flow of air into a person's lungs, whether by chest compression or any other means, to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.\ned.\n(c) The use of any mechanical restraint on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.\n(d) Any form of life threatening restraint, including restraint that restricts the flow of air into a person's lungs, whether by chest compression or any other means, to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.\n(e) (1) The use of isolation or restraint as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (2) Removing or disabling any equipment or device that a student requires, including, but not limited to, a power wheelchair, brace, augmentative communication device, or walker, as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience, or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (3) [Deleted by 2021 amendment.]\n(1) The use of isolation or restraint as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.\n(2) Removing or disabling any equipment or device that a student requires, including, but not limited to, a power wheelchair, brace, augmentative communication device, or walker, as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience, or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.\n(3) [Deleted by 2021 amendment.]\n(f) The use of a locked door, or any physical structure, mechanism, or device that substantially accomplishes the function of locking a student in a room, structure, or area, is prohibited.\n(g) Any enclosed area or structure used as an isolation room shall be: (1) Unlocked and incapable of being locked; (2) Free of any condition that could be a danger to the student; (3) Well ventilated and temperature controlled; (4) Sufficiently lighted for the comfort and well-being of the student; (5) Where school personnel are in continuous direct visual contact with the student at all times; (6) At least forty square feet (40 sq. ft.); and (7) In compliance with all applicable state and local fire, health, and safety codes.\n(1) Unlocked and incapable of being locked;\n(2) Free of any condition that could be a danger to the student;\n(3) Well ventilated and temperature controlled;\n(4) Sufficiently lighted for the comfort and well-being of the student;\n(5) Where school personnel are in continuous direct visual contact with the student at all times;\n(6) At least forty square feet (40 sq. ft.); and\n(7) In compliance with all applicable state and local fire, health, and safety codes.\n(h) Notwithstanding this section, actions undertaken by school personnel to break up a fight or to take a weapon from a student are not prohibited; however, these acts shall be reported.","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 10"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"a55b60bc5a4d8b9c967298cd77cb46986cf2ca884770ae3a81f6f88e2ee5eaac","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-10-1304","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-10-1306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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