Tennessee § 49-6-1025 - Art and music education.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-6-1025 — Art and music education., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-6-1025. Art and music education.
The course of instruction in all public schools for kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) shall include art and music education to help each student foster creative thinking, spatial learning, discipline, craftsmanship and the intrinsic rewards of hard work. Local boards of education are encouraged to fully implement the art and music standards adopted by the board of education through both art and music classes, as well as integration into other core academic subjects. Acts 2008, ch. 983, § 1; 2016, ch. 999, § 6.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-6-1025 ("Art and music education.") 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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