TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 25, 2025

Tennessee schools can now more quickly remove some students with disabilities from their classrooms. According to The Commercial Appeal, the state Board of Education has approved an amended rule allowing schools to temporarily remove students before a formal behavioral assessment is completed or started. Under the policy, a student may be temporarily moved to a special education setting or alternative school, but the decision must be made by the student’s Individualized Education Program team rather than a single educator. Board members said the change clarifies a 2022 rule that some districts had interpreted to mean students could not be removed until an assessment was finished, a process that can take months.