Policies

Tennessee Schools for the Deaf Policies are determined and approved by the State of Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) and updated on this page as received. 

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
1.1000	Research Requests
1.2000	Housing
1.4070	Public Records
1.5010	School Visitors
1.5020	Outside Service Providers
1.8000	School Calendar
1.8010	Emergency Closings
1.8020	Section 504 and ADA Grievance
1.8080	Registered Sex Offenders

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
2.3000	Comparability of Services
2.4010	Gifts and Bequests
2.4030	Surplus Property
2.4040	School Support Organizations
2.5000	Building-Level Deposits
2.6010	Fundraising Activities
2.8050	Purchasing
2.8090	Vendor Relations

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
3.2000	Buildings and Grounds Maintenance
3.2010	Safety and Emergency Preparedness
3.2040	Threat Assessment Team
3.2050	Security
3.2060	Public Use of School Facilities
3.2070	Lead in Drinking Water
3.2080	Asbestos Management
3.2180	Service Animals in School Facilities
3.2200	Access to Private Facilities
3.3000	Equipment and Supplies Management
3.3001	Use of School-Provided Cell Phones
3.4000	Student Transportation
3.4040	Private Vehicles
3.5000	Food Service Management
3.6010	Student Insurance Program
3.7000	Residential Program

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
4.1010	Instructional Standards
4.2010	Class Size Ratios
4.2020	Special Education
4.2040	Summer Instructional Programs
4.2050	Enrollment in Advanced Courses
4.2070	English Learners
4.2090	Alternative Credit Options
4.2110	Work-Based Learning Program
4.2120	Virtual Education Program
4.2130	Family Life Education
4.2140	Use of Artificial Intelligence Programs
4.3010	Interscholastic Athletics
4.3020	Field Trips
4.4000	Textbooks and Instructional Materials
4.4020	Reconsideration of Textbooks and Instructional Materials
4.4030	Library Materials
4.4040	Use of Copyrighted Materials
4.4060	Use of Internet and Social Media
4.4070	School Website
4.5010	School Volunteers
4.5020	Parent and Family Engagement
4.6000	Grading System
4.6010	Reporting Student Progress
4.6030	Promotion and Retention
4.6050	Graduation Requirements
4.6080	Transcript Alterations
4.7000	Testing Programs
4.8020	Student Equal Access
4.8040	Religion and Religious Content

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
5.1060	Application and Employment
5.1090	Employee Evaluation
5.1100	Compensation Guides and Contracts
5.1140	Personnel Records
5.1150	Assignment and Transfer
5.1151	AWS During Emergencies
5.1170	Tenure and Nonrenewal of Teacher Contracts
5.1190	Employment of Retirees
5.2000	Separation Practices for Tenured Teachers
5.2010	Separation Practices for Non-Tenured Teachers
5.2020	Separation Practices for Non-Certified Employees
5.2030	Recommendation of Employees
5.3000	Attendance and Leave
5.3010	Family and Medical Leave
5.3070	Physical Assault Leave
5.4000	Employee Communicable Diseases
5.4030	Drug-Free and Tobacco-Free Workplace
5.4040	Employee Acceptable Use
5.5000	Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
5.5010	Employee Grievances and Complaints
5.6010	Conflict of Interest
5.6050	Staff Gifts and Solicitations
5.6070	Non-School Employment
5.6080	Utilization of Vehicles and Motorized Equipment
5.6110	Personnel Code of Conduct and Teacher Ethics
5.7000	Interim Teachers
5.7010	Substitute Teachers
5.7020	Student Teachers
5.8000	Director of Schools
5.9000	School Language

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
6.2000	Student Attendance
6.2011	Pre-K Attendance
6.2030	School Admissions
6.2090	Child Custody-Parental Access
6.3000	Code of Conduct
6.3010	Rights and Responsibilities of Students
6.3020	Procedural Due Process
6.3030	Interrogations and Searches
6.3040	Student Discrimination, Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Intimidation, and Hazing
6.3041	Title IX & Sexual Harassment
6.3060	Interference/Disruption of School Activities
6.3070	Drug-Free Schools
6.3080	Bus Safety and Conduct
6.3090	Student Use of Personal Vehicle
6.3091	Zero Tolerance Offenses
6.3100	Student Dress Code
6.3101	Criminal Gang Activity or Association
6.3110	Care of School Property
6.3120	Student Use of Personal Communication and Electronic Devices
6.3140	Corporal Punishment
6.3150	Detention
6.3160	Suspension
6.3170	Disciplinary Hearing Authority
6.3190	Alternative Education
6.4000	Promoting Student Welfare
6.4010	Student Surveys
6.4020	Physical Examinations and Immunizations
6.4030	Student Communicable Diseases
6.4031	Head Lice
6.4040	Student Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
6.4050	Administration of Medication in a School Setting
6.4052	Opioid Antagonist
6.4070	School Social Work Services
6.4081	Safe Relocation of Students
6.4090	Child Abuse and Neglect
6.4100	Emergency Contact Information
6.4110	Student Wellness
6.4120	Emergency Allergy Response Plan
6.4130	Prevention and Treatment of Sports Related Concussions
6.4140	Prevention and Treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
6.4150	Student Suicide Prevention
6.5001	Restraint and Isolation
6.5030	Homeless Students
6.5040	Migrant Students
6.5050	Students in Foster Care
6.5060	Students From Military Families
6.6000	Student Records
6.6040	Media Access to Students
6.7020	Student Clubs and Organizations
6.7030	Student Government
6.7040	Student Publications
6.7090	Student Fees and Fines
6.8000	Transfer of Rights to Students Who Reach the Age of Majority