Tennessee § 49-5-201 - Duties of teachers.

§ 49-5-201. Duties of teachers.

It is the duty of the teacher to: Open and close the school each day at the time fixed by the board of education; Give instruction to the pupils only in the subjects covered by the license that the teacher holds; Supervise educational assistants when they are working with pupils; Keep the register at the school and record accurately the number of pupils present and the number absent each day before leaving the school building; Give instruction in physical education as provided by law and official regulations; Teach the constitutions of the United States and of Tennessee for the purpose of instructing all the children as to their privileges and duties under the constitutions and for the promotion of good citizenship; Follow the state course of study and the rules and regulations for the promotion of pupils furnished by the commissioner of education; Serve as custodian of the school property during the public school term, report in writing to the director of schools any misuse of school property or repairs needed on school property and, at the close of the term, furnish the director an inventory of equipment and supplies on hand and a list of supplies and equipment that will be needed for the opening of the succeeding term; Furnish the director of schools at the end of each week a complete list of pupils within the province of the teacher's school who were absent during the week; Make a report promptly at the close of the term on all items included in the abstract in the teacher's register and certify its correctness by affidavit; and Observe any other rules and regulations relative to the service of teachers that may be made by the county board of education. It is unlawful for any teacher to keep the doors or windows of the school building locked while the pupils are assembled in the school or to permit any screens to be fastened in windows of the building that would prevent the egress of pupils in case of fire or other emergency. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 8; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a50, 1487a54; Code 1932, §§ 2339, 2343; impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 13, § 1; Acts 1974, ch. 654, §§ 66-68; 1977, ch. 196, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1307, 49-1310; Acts 1999, ch. 468, § 1; 2013, ch. 188, § 1; 2016, ch. 575, § 1. Code Commission Notes. Former subdivisions (a)(5), concerning bible reading was deleted as obsolete and unconstitutional under School Dist. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963), by the code commission in 2002. Cross-References. Abatement of fire violations, § 68-120-109 . Definitions for this part are found in § 49-5-403 . Disposal of contraband, § 49-6-4210 . Duties of directors of schools with respect to teachers, § 49-2-301 . Duties of teachers, school officials or personnel regarding known or suspected child sexual abuse, §§ 37-1-403 , 37-1-605 . Pecuniary interest in school purchases prohibited, § 49-6-2003 . Reporting of certain offenses by students, § 49-6-4301 . Schools and teachers in loco parentis, § 49-6-4203 . Fire and safety drills in schools, § 68-102-137 . Law Reviews. The Bible and Public Education (Joseph W. Harrison), 29 Tenn. L. Rev. 363 (1962).