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What happens if Tennessee's law on the teaching of race is violated? New rule spells out the consequences - Yahoo News

Tennessee has finally laid out the consequences for schools or teachers found to be teaching certain topics regarding race and gender prohibited by a new state law.

Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn recently approved an emergency rule that spells out the financial penalties for school districts, possible employment penalties for teachers and the actual process of filing a complaint against teachers accused of teaching prohibited concepts.

The rule was amended after a 10-day public comment period in August and in response to more than 900 public comments and other feedback.

Only current Tennessee students, parents or district employees can file official complaints per the emergency rule. They have 45 days, increased from 30 under the first draft, from the date of the incident to do so.

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Local school districts and charter schools are charged with first investigating an allegation as they are "are best positioned to choose which textbooks and instructional materials meet the needs of their students, educators, and community," according to the rule.

Local districts are also tasked with determining appropriate "disciplinary action" against a teacher found to have violated the new state law, which could include termination of employment. The new rule also leaves room for the State Board of Education to potentially revoke an educator's teaching license.

Tennessee lawmakers passed a law in May that allows the state schools chief to withhold funds from schools and districts where teachers promote certain concepts about race, white privilege, systemic racism, and other social issues that GOP lawmakers believe are cynical and divisive.

Parents protest the alleged teaching of critical race theory, an advanced academic concept, at Benny Bills Elementary School in Sumner County during Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn's visit to the school as part of the Tennessee Department of Education's 2021 Accelerating TN statewide summer tour.
Parents protest the alleged teaching of critical race theory, an advanced academic concept, at Benny Bills Elementary School in Sumner County during Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn's visit to the school as part of the Tennessee Department of Education's 2021 Accelerating TN statewide summer tour.

Tennessee was one of the first states this year to target critical race theory, amid national outrage over alleged indoctrination inside K-12 public schools.



source: https://news.yahoo.com/happens-tennessees-law-teaching-race-030110882.html

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