Tennessee Code 49-6-4207 – Use of metal detectors
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-6-4207
- Drug: means any controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, marijuana, alcohol, legend drug or any other substance the possession or use of which is regulated in any manner by any governmental authority, including the school system. See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
- School: means all public schools that conduct classes in any grade from kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12). See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
- Student: means any person, regardless of age, enrolled in the public school. See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
- Visitor: means any person who is on school property, except for certificated personnel employed by the state or local board of education. See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
To facilitate a search that is found to be necessary of students, school visitors, containers or packages, metal detectors and other devices designed to indicate the presence of dangerous weapons, drug paraphernalia or drugs may be used in searches, including hand-held models that are passed over or around a student‘s or visitor‘s body, and students, visitors, containers and packages may be required to pass through a stationary detector.