Tennessee § 49-1-101 - System established.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-1-101 — System established., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-1-101. System established.
There is established a system of public education. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1487a15; mod. Code 1932, § 2306; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-101. Cross-References. English deemed official and legal language, § 4-1-404 . Establishment of department of education, §§ 4-3-101 , 4-3-801 . General assembly to provide for system of free public schools, Tenn. Const. art. XI, § 12. Schools and teachers in loco parentis, § 49-6-4203 . Volunteer public education trust fund, title 49, ch. 3, part 4. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 19 Tenn. Juris., Municipal, State and County Securities, § 10; 22 Tenn. Juris., Schools, §§ 1, 4. Law Reviews. Education and the Court: The Supreme Court's Educational Ideology, 40 Vand. L. Rev. 939 (1987). Federalizing Education by Waiver?, 68 Vand. L. Rev. 607 (2015). The Demise of Equal Access and a Return to the Early-American Understanding of Student Rights, 43 U. Mem. L. Rev. 557 (2012).
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-1-101 cover?
Section 49-1-101 ("System established.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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