New Tennessee Laws Going Into Effect On July 1st – Death Penalty, Immigration Reporting, Cause Of Action For Gender Trafficking Of Minors & More

The Tennessee General Assembly Passed A Slew Of New Laws During This Year’s Legislative Session That Will Be Going Into Effect On July 1st. Here Are Just A Few Of Them…

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Sequatchie County Substitute Teacher Charged, Indicted With Assault On Elementary School Student

A Substitute Teacher In Sequatchie County Schools Is Now Facing Charges Of Child Abuse After An Investigation By The School System Found That He Assaulted A Student On An Elementary School Campus.

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Columbia Tennessee Man Charged With Aggravated Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor

A Man Arrested Earlier This Year As Part Of A Large-Scale, Collaborative Operation To Target Online Child Exploitation And Sextortion In Tennessee, Called Operation Protecting Tomorrow, Now Faces An Additional Charge After Child Sexual Abuse Material Was Found On Devices He Owns.

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Senator Marsha Blackburn’s Bill To Protect Children From Cyber Crimes Signed Into Law

A Bill Sponsored By U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) That Was Recently Signed Into Law Aims To Create A Streamlined Process For How Online Companies Handle Sexual Exploitation Of Minors And Will Also Increase Penalties For Companies That Do Not Comply With Reporting.

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TN Republicans Do Nothing As Other GOP States STOP Illegal Immigration At State-Level,  Never-Trumper Hired By TN RINO to Manage Reelection Campaign, Chinese Company Gets Millions in TN Tax Money, Then Fire Workers & 4 Other Stories in the Big 7!

😡 TN Republicans Do Nothing As Other GOP States STOP Illegal Immigration at State-Level

🦏 Never-Trumper Hired By TN RINO to Manage Reelection Campaign

🇨🇳 Chinese Company Gets Millions in TN Tax Money, Then Fire Workers

& 4 Other Stories in the Big7!

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Governor Lee Signs Law Increasing Criminal Penalty For Indirect Abuse Or Harm Of A Child

Governor Bill Lee Signed A Bill Into Law On Wednesday That Significantly Increases Penalties For Individuals Who Indirectly Cause Harm Or Death To A Child, Even If They Are Not The Ones Directly Inflicting The Abuse.

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Clarksville Mom Wants Teacher Fired For Screaming At, Pulling Hair Of Special Needs Student

A Clarksville Mother Is Petitioning The Local School Board To Terminate A Tenured Teacher Who Allegedly Screamed At Her Special Needs Son And Pulled His Hair.

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Tennessee Legislature Considers Bill Prohibiting Anonymous Reports Of Child Abuse Or Neglect

In 2023, Governor Lee Signed Legislation Into Law That Could Criminalize Parents Based Entirely On Anonymous Allegations. This Is Problematic When A Parent Is Falsely Accused And The DCS Gets Involved. Now Being Considered In The Tennessee Legislature HB1986/SB1797 That Seeks To Address This Issue.

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Tennessee Bill That Increases Criminal Penalty For Indirectly Causing Abuse Or Imminent Harm To A Child Moves To Full Committee

A Tennessee Bill That Increases The Penalty For Those Who Indirectly Cause Harm Or Death To A Child (In That They Aren’t The Actual Person Who Inflicted The Abuse) Moved Directly Through The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee To The Full House Criminal Justice Committee Without Any Questions Being Taken From Its Members, Indicating Total Bi-Partisan Support.

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Tennessee District Settles With Parents In Child Abuse Lawsuit After Teacher Allegedly Mistreated Special Ed Students For Years

A Tennessee School District Has Settled With Parents In A Child Abuse Lawsuit. The Teacher Who Allegedly Injured The Children Is Facing 20 Felony Charges From A 2023 Sullivan County Grand Jury Indictment, And If Convicted, Will See Prison Time.

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