Student Rights Laws.pdf

Tennessee state laws provide explicit rights to parents, legal guardians, or students, including:
- The right to inspect and review education records (T.C.A. § 49-1-704)
- Protection from providing certain personal data, such as political affiliation or firearm ownership (T.C.A. § 49-1-705)
- Requiring written consent for collecting biometric data (T.C.A. § 49-1-706)
- Allowing parents to visit, inspect, and review child care program facilities and records (T.C.A. § 49-1-1106)
- The right to refuse psychotropic medication or mental health screenings (T.C.A. § 49-2-124)
- Prohibiting schools from requiring information on firearm ownership (T.C.A. § 49-2-129)
- Implementing lead contamination reduction programs in public schools (T.C.A. § 49-2-133)
- Allowing parents to review and opt out of surveys, analyses, or evaluations (T.C.A. § 49-2-211)
- Prohibiting the requirement to purchase textbooks or instructional materials, except in cases of damage or loss (T.C.A. § 49-3-310)
- Protecting student information obtained by educators (T.C.A. § 49-5-1003)
- Providing students with curriculum information and summer guides (T.C.A. § 49-6-306)
- Making interest inventories available to middle school or ninth-grade students (T.C.A. § 49-6-412)
- Notifying students and parents of early college and career experiences (T.C.A. § 49-6-414)
- Furnishing parents with copies of student report cards (T.C.A. § 49-6-901)
- Allowing non-custodial parents to request copies of student records and information (T.C.A. § 49-6-902)