Legislative Findings — Safety and Civility

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Education
  4. Elementary and Secondary Education
  5. Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying and Cyber-Bullying
  6. Legislative Findings — Safety and Civility

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The general assembly finds and declares that:

  1. A safe and civil environment is necessary for students to learn and achieve high academic standards;
  2. Harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyber-bullying, like other disruptive or violent behavior, is conduct that disrupts a student's ability to learn and a school's ability to educate its students in a safe environment;
  3. Students learn by example. School administrators, faculty, staff and volunteers who demonstrate appropriate behavior, treating others with civility and respect and refusing to tolerate harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyber-bullying, encourage others to do so as well; and
  4. The use of telephones, cellular phones or other wireless telecommunication devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), computers, electronic mail, instant messaging, text messaging, and websites by students in a manner that is safe and secure is essential to a safe and civil learning environment and is necessary for students to successfully use technology.


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