Tennessee Code 49-6-1802 – Discrimination against students’ voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint prohibited – Applicable law – Legislative intent
(a) An LEA shall treat a student’s voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner in which the LEA treats a student’s voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and may not discriminate against the student based on a religious viewpoint, if any, expressed by the student on an otherwise permissible subject.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-6-1802
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) This part shall comply with §§ 4-1-407, 49-6-2904, any applicable state or federal laws, the Constitution of Tennessee and the United States Constitution. It is the intent of this part to allow LEAs to develop policies that ensure an LEA shall not discriminate against a student’s voluntary expression of a faith based viewpoint, if any.
