Students with disabilities can more quickly be removed from class under a new Tennessee rule
The Tennessee Board of Education approved a new rule change that allows schools to more quickly remove a student with disabilities from the classroom in the event of dangerous or severely disruptive behavior. (Ariel J Cobbert/Chalkbeat)
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Tennessee schools had interpreted a 2022 rule to mean students could not be removed before a formal behavioral assessment was completed. Now, schools can make removal decisions during the assessment or even before it has started.
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Melissa Brown
Melissa Brown is the Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She joined Chalkbeat from The Tennessean, where she covered state politics and government policy. Melissa is an Alabama native who grew up on military bases in Japan and England before graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in journalism.
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