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                             PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 850

                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 2087

                                         By Crowe, Bailey, Bowling, Rose, Seal

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 1895

                                   By Maberry, Cepicky, McCalmon, Todd, Eldridge

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to parental notification of classroom
          evacuations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 43, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

                    (a) As used in this section, "classroom evacuation" means the removal of some or all
          students from a classroom or instructional area due to the violent, aggressive, or severely
          disruptive behavior of another student that creates a safety concern or substantially
          interrupts classroom instruction.

                    (b)(1) If a classroom evacuation occurs, then the principal or the principal's designee
                    must provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in
                    the classroom or instructional area at the time that the classroom evacuation occurred
                    in accordance with subdivision (b)(2).

                              (2) The notification required in subdivision (b)(1) must be provided to parents
                    and legal guardians by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation
                    occurred unless the event that prompted the classroom evacuation is an ongoing
                    emergency or is otherwise under investigation by a state or local law enforcement
                    agency, in which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal
                    guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's
                    designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing
                    investigation, as applicable.

                    (c) The notification required in subsection (b) must include:

                              (1) The fact that a classroom evacuation occurred;

                              (2) A brief description of the general nature of the incident sufficient to explain
                    why the classroom evacuation occurred; and

                              (3) Any steps taken by the school to ensure the continued safety and
                    supervision of students.

                    (d) The notification must not disclose information about the student whose conduct
          caused the classroom evacuation, or any other student, if the disclosure would violate the
          federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g), § 10-7-
          504, or any other relevant privacy law.

                    (e) Each school shall maintain, for each classroom evacuation, a written or electronic
          record of:

                              (1) The date and time of the classroom evacuation;

                              (2) The number of students evacuated;
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                              (3) The time and the manner of the parental notifications; and
                              (4) The staff member responsible for issuing parental notifications.

                    (f) The local board of education or public charter school governing board shall adopt a
          policy to implement this section.
          SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.

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         SENATE BILL NO. 2087

PASSED:  April 14, 2026

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                                            RANDY McNALIY
                              SPEAKER OF THE SENA

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                         CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

f\::?r:,-\ APPROVED this ~ ~ day of       2026

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                      BILL LEE, GOVERNOR