Tennessee § 49-6-2004 - Custody of school property.

§ 49-6-2004. Custody of school property.

The custody of all county school property shall be with the county board of education. The board may designate the principal teacher of the local school, during the school term, or the truancy officer, to look after the protection and preservation of school grounds, houses and equipment. The board may appoint a capable person other than the attendance officer as custodian to take care of such school property during the year or the vacation period; provided, that the person shall not be employed unless the county legislative body first approves the expenditure of money for that purpose. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 25; Shan. Supp., § 1487a169; Code 1932, § 2496; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-813. Cross-References. Blocking of egress from buildings prohibited, § 49-5-201 . County board permitting use for community purposes, § 49-2-203 . Criminal and aggravated criminal trespass, §§ 39-14-405 , 39-14-406 . Fire drills, § 68-102-137 . Teacher as custodian of property, § 49-5-201 . Use of municipal school buildings for municipal purposes, § 49-2-405 . Attorney General Opinions. A county school board's duty to “[m]anage and control all public schools” under T.C.A. § 49-2-203(a)(2) does not categorically prevent the Knox County Board of Education from relocating its administrative offices to the TVA East Tower. Similarly, the requirement that the Board have the custody of all county school property under T.C.A. § 49-6-2004(a) does not foreclose the Board from relocating its administrative offices to the TVA East Tower. As long as the lease agreement for the office space does not impinge on the Board's duty to manage and control the public schools under its jurisdiction and does not impinge on the Board's authority to have the county's school property in its charge, locating the Board's administrative offices in the TVA East Tower would not be prohibited by these statutory provisions. OAG 20-03, 2020 Tenn. AG LEXIS 14 (3/4/2020).