Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-1302 (2026)

Purpose of part

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The purposes of this part are:

(1) To ensure that every student receiving special education services is free from the unreasonable, unsafe and unwarranted uses of isolation and restraint practices;

(2) To encourage the use of positive behavioral interventions and support methods in schools;

(3) To develop properly trained staff in order to promote positive behavioral supports that reduce dependence on isolation and restraint practices; and

(4) To ensure that teachers of students receiving special education services are properly trained to protect the student, teacher and others from physical harm, if isolation or restraint is necessary.

Acts 2008, ch. 1063, § 2.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2023 · leading case: I.L. ex rel. Taylor v. Knox Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 257 F. Supp. 3d 946 (E.D. Tenn. 2017).

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I.L. ex rel. Taylor v. Knox Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 257 F. Supp. 3d 946 (E.D. Tenn. 2017). · cites it 3× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-1302 (3). A positive behavioral support is a proactive, positive instructional approach to prevent and respond to problem behavior.”

P.G. v. Rutherford Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 313 F. Supp. 3d 891 (M.D. Tenn. 2018). · cites it 2× “" Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-1302 . Furthermore, the portion of SEBSA prohibiting the use of mechanical restraints specifically refers to the use of the same on "[a] student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102.”

E.S. v. Clarksville Montgomery Cnty. Sch. Sys. (M.D. Tenn. 2023). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 49-10-1302 . The SEBSA provides the following definitions relevant to the instant action: (1) “Behavior intervention training program” means a training program in evidence-based positive behavioral supports, evidence-based crisis intervention, and…”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-1302(4) — 1 case

I.L. ex rel. Taylor v. Knox Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 257 F. Supp. 3d 946 (E.D. Tenn. 2017). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-1302 (3). A positive behavioral support is a proactive, positive instructional approach to prevent and respond to problem behavior.”

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