{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-6-1006","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1006","heading":"[Effective Until 7/1/2025] Black history and culture","body":"The course of instruction in all public schools should include, at some appropriate grade level or levels, as determined by the local board of education, courses and content designed to educate children in black history and culture and the contribution of black people to the history and development of this country and of the world. The general assembly finds that the goal of curriculum shall include the history, heritage, culture, experience and ultimate destiny of all social, ethnic, gender and national groups and individuals, and that such are represented as interdependent, interactive and complementary. The state board of education shall include multicultural diversity when developing frameworks and curricula to be taught at appropriate grade levels kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12).\nAmended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, Secs.s 33, s 34 eff. 4/18/2018.\nActs 1972, ch. 799, §§ 1-3; 1974, ch. 654, § 117; T.C.A., § 49-1927; Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 54.\nThis section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 6"],"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":"6c4f6da6a5c9cd8f1e56f4ce2938c7539952af1fba8b95319def106e059627a0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-6-1005","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-6-1006-d-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}