New State Law Mandates One-Year Suspension For Students Who Assault Teachers

As Violent Incidents By Students Against Teachers In Tennessee Schools Increase, A New Law Also Increases Mandatory Consequences To Hold Those Students Accountable For Their Behavior.

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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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Changes To Tennessee’s 4th-grade Reading Law Pass After Compromise On Retention Policy

Parents Of Tennessee Fourth Graders Would Have Input On Whether Their Children Get Held Back Because Of Low Reading Test Scores, Under Compromise Legislation That’s Headed To Gov. Bill Lee’s Desk.

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Fake Conservative Group Endorses RINOs With Regularity

A Political Advocacy Group In Tennessee That Purports To Represent Conservative Values Repeatedly Praises And Endorses RINO Legislators As If They Are Fighting For Conservative Causes.

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Tennessee Bill That Increases Criminal Penalty For Indirectly Causing Abuse, Imminent Harm To A Child Heads To Governor’s Desk For Signature

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) Heads To Governor Lee’s Desk For Signature As It Has Passed Successfully Through Both Chambers Of The General Assembly.

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Governor Lee Signs Law Expediting Parental Rights Termination For “Substantial Non-Compliance”

Governor Bill Lee Signed Legislation Thursday That Will Require The Department Of Children’s Services To Expedite The Termination Of Parental Rights For “Substantial Non-Compliance.”

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Legislation To Expedite Parental Rights Termination For “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passed By Tennessee House

The Tennessee House Of Representatives Passed A Bill Monday That Would Require The Department Of Children’s Services To Move Forward With Termination Of Parental Rights For “Substantial Non-Compliance.”

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Bill That Terminates Tennessee Parental Rights After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passes House Subcommittee By Voice Vote

A Bill Aimed At Terminating Parental Rights After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passed The Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee Led By Chair Mary Littleton Yesterday By A Voice Vote.

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Amended Bill That Terminates The Parental Rights Of Tennesseans After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passes On The Senate Floor

A Bill That Aims To Terminate The Parental Rights Of Tennesseans After Only Six Months Of “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passed The Senate Floor Yesterday.

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Bill That Will Terminate Tennessee Parents Rights After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passes Senate Judiciary With Amendments

A Bill That Proposes The Ability For The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services (DCS) To Terminate Parental Rights Within 10 Business Days After A Court Has Found The Parents Of The Child/Children To Be “Substantially Non-Compliant,” Has Passed Through The Senate Judiciary Committee With Amendments Added.

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