{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-6-4109","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4109","heading":"Trauma-informed discipline policy","body":"(a) As a strategy to address adverse childhood experiences, as defined in § 49-1-230 , each LEA and public charter school shall adopt a trauma-informed discipline policy. Each trauma-informed discipline policy must: (1) Balance accountability with an understanding of traumatic behavior; (2) Teach school and classroom rules while reinforcing that violent or abusive behavior is not allowed at school; (3) Minimize disruptions to education with an emphasis on positive behavioral supports and behavioral intervention plans; (4) Create consistent rules and consequences; and (5) Model respectful, nonviolent relationships. (b) The department of education shall develop guidance on trauma-informed discipline practices that LEAs must use to develop the policy required under subsection (a). Acts 2019, ch. 421, § 1.\n(a) As a strategy to address adverse childhood experiences, as defined in § 49-1-230 , each LEA and public charter school shall adopt a trauma-informed discipline policy. Each trauma-informed discipline policy must: (1) Balance accountability with an understanding of traumatic behavior; (2) Teach school and classroom rules while reinforcing that violent or abusive behavior is not allowed at school; (3) Minimize disruptions to education with an emphasis on positive behavioral supports and behavioral intervention plans; (4) Create consistent rules and consequences; and (5) Model respectful, nonviolent relationships.\n(1) Balance accountability with an understanding of traumatic behavior;\n(2) Teach school and classroom rules while reinforcing that violent or abusive behavior is not allowed at school;\n(3) Minimize disruptions to education with an emphasis on positive behavioral supports and behavioral intervention plans;\n(4) Create consistent rules and consequences; and\n(5) Model respectful, nonviolent relationships.\n(b) The department of education shall develop guidance on trauma-informed discipline practices that LEAs must use to develop the policy required under subsection (a).","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":"ac35527c0fd9df8ef30caeaabf2c1da2ec09212b6e96c90353e3c8461623d5b5","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-6-4108","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-6-411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}