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SB2087 • 2026

Local Education Agencies

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

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Crowe, Maberry
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific information on how schools will balance providing information to parents with protecting student privacy during ongoing emergencies or investigations, leaving this as an area of uncertainty.

Parental Notification for Classroom Evacuations

This bill requires schools to notify parents if their child was in a classroom that had to be evacuated due to another student's behavior, with exceptions during ongoing emergencies or investigations.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the principal or someone they choose to inform parents if their child was present in a classroom that was evacuated because of another student’s violent, aggressive, or severely disruptive behavior.
  • Limits notifications when there is an ongoing emergency or law enforcement investigation.
  • Specifies what details must be included in the notification sent to parents about the evacuation.
  • Requires schools to keep records of each classroom evacuation.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Parents and legal guardians of students
  • School principals and their designees
  • Local education agencies

Terms To Know

Classroom Evacuation
When some or all students are removed from a classroom because another student's behavior is violent, aggressive, or severely disruptive.
FERPA
A federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if parents are notified too late.
  • It is unclear how schools will balance providing information to parents with protecting student privacy during ongoing emergencies or investigations.
  • There may be additional details about implementation that are not covered in the summary.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB1895

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1895 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2087 House Bill No.
  • 1895* HA1021 014044 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to HB1895

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB1895 Johnson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2087 House Bill No.
  • 1895* HA1127 017843 - 1 - by adding the following new sections immediately preceding the last section and renumbering the subsequent section accordingly: SECTION __.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2087

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2087 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2087 House Bill No.
  • 1895* SA0678 014044 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to SB2087

Plain English: Senate Education 2 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 2 Amendment No.
  • 2 to SB2087 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2087 House Bill No.
  • 1895* SA0803 015700 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead the following: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  2. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  3. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  4. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  5. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 57, Nays 32, PNV 5

  6. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1127), Ayes 23, Nays 71, PNV 0

  7. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1021)

  8. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  9. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  11. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  12. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  13. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  14. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  16. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  17. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  19. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0678)

  20. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0803)

  21. 2026-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  22. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026

  23. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026

  24. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  26. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  27. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  28. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026

  29. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  30. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

  31. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  32. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  33. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  34. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026

  35. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026

  36. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  37. 2026-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  39. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  40. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  41. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  42. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  43. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  44. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  45. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2087, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #2 r
eplaces this bill's requirement that the principal or the principal's designee notify the parent or legal guardian of each student who was removed from the classroom as part of a classroom evacuation no later than the end of the school day in which the cl
assroom evacuation occurred.

This amendment instead requires that the
principal or the principal's designee 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

by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation occurred unless the event that
p
rompted 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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1895
By Maberry

SENATE BILL 2087
By Crowe
SB2087
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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) If a classroom evacuation occurs, the principal or the principal's designee
shall provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was
removed from the classroom no later than the end of the school day in which the
classroom evacuation occurred.
(c) The notification required under 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

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violate the 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;
(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.