Trauma-Informed Discipline Policy

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Education
4. Elementary and Secondary Education
5. School Discipline Act
6. Trauma-Informed Discipline Policy

1. As a strategy to address adverse childhood experiences, as defined in § 49-1-230, each LEA and public charter school shall adopt a trauma-informed discipline policy. Each trauma-informed discipline policy must:
   1. Balance accountability with an understanding of traumatic behavior;
   2. Teach school and classroom rules while reinforcing that violent or abusive behavior is not allowed at school;
   3. Minimize disruptions to education with an emphasis on positive behavioral supports and behavioral intervention plans;
   4. Create consistent rules and consequences; and
   5. Model respectful, nonviolent relationships.
2. The department of education shall develop guidance on trauma-informed discipline practices that LEAs must use to develop the policy required under subsection (a).

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