Tennessee § 49-6-401 - “Junior high schools” and “senior high schools” defined.
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§ 49-6-401. “Junior high schools” and “senior high schools” defined.
“Junior high schools” are schools in which are taught any combination of grades corresponding to grade seven through grade ten (7-10); however, the school must include grade nine (9). “Senior high schools” are schools in which are taught any combination of grades corresponding to grade nine through grade twelve (9-12); however, the school must include grade twelve (12). Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 14; Shan. Supp., § 1487a93; Code 1932, § 2384; Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 2393.2, 2393.3; Acts 1980, ch. 498, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1102, 49-1103. Cross-References. Delivery, sale or possession of jimsonweed on school premises prohibited, § 39-17-426 . English deemed official and legal language, § 4-1-404 . Home schools, § 49-6-3050 . Restrictions on locating prisoner and probationer work release residential facilities near schools, orphanages, day care centers, § 41-22-128 . Schools and teachers in loco parentis, § 49-6-4203 . Schools or day care centers, change in physical custody of child, § 36-6-105 . Youth-related sport injuries, title 68, ch. 55, part 5. Law Reviews. Federalizing Education by Waiver?, 68 Vand. L. Rev. 607 (2015).
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