Plain English Breakdown
The official bill text does not provide details on the specific requirements for attendance in alternative schools or updates to the code beyond grade level adjustments.
Expanding Alternative School Requirements for Sixth Graders
This bill changes Tennessee's education laws to include sixth grade in the grades for which local school boards must provide alternative schools for suspended or expelled students.
What This Bill Does
- Changes the law so that sixth grade is included in the grades for which a local board of education must set up an alternative school for students who are suspended or expelled.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local education agencies in Tennessee
- Sixth grade students who have been suspended or expelled from regular classes
Terms To Know
- Alternative school
- A special school for students who are not attending their usual schools because of disciplinary issues.
- Local board of education
- The group that manages and makes decisions about a local school system.
Limits and Unknowns
- It is unclear how many sixth graders will be affected by this change.
- The bill does not specify what happens if there is no space or staff available for suspended or expelled students in alternative schools.