Tennessee § 49-6-3201 - Application for hearing.
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§ 49-6-3201. Application for hearing.
Both parents, if living, or the parent, guardian, legal custodian, guardian ad litem or attorney of any student assigned pursuant to part 31 of this chapter who is dissatisfied with the assignment of the student may, within ten (10) days of the order making the assignment, make written application to the board for a hearing before the board as to the reasonableness of the assignment and asking for a transfer to another school. The application for transfer shall state the specific reasons why the applicant contends that the student should not attend the school assigned and the specific reasons why the student should be assigned to the different school named in the application. Upon the receipt of the application for hearing, the board shall set a date for the hearing of the protest and the hearing shall be held within a reasonable time after receipt of the written application for the hearing. Written notice of the date and place of the hearing shall be given by the board or its secretary to the parents, guardian or legal custodian of the student by mailing a notice of hearing to the party at the party's last known mailing address at least ten (10) days before the date of the hearing. The applicant shall be entitled to appear in the person's own behalf or to be represented by counsel upon the hearing of the protest. Acts 1957, ch. 13, § 8; T.C.A., § 49-1748; Acts 2013, ch. 397, §§ 5, 6. Cross-References. Application for admission or transfer, § 49-6-3105 . Attorney General Opinions. Local school board authority to assign students within system, OAG 99-055, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 44 (3/9/99).
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Section 49-6-3201 ("Application for hearing.") 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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