WKRN.com - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:27:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Tennessee to require gun safety training in schools /tennessee-to-require-gun-safety-training-in-schools/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:16:08 +0000 /?p=177609 Tennessee has become the first state to mandate firearm safety lessons for all public and charter school students. Instruction will cover safe storage, school safety and what to do if a firearm is found.

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]]> A new law will require all public and charter school students in Tennessee to learn firearm safety. Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1016 passed during the 2024 session, making Tennessee the first state to enact such a law.

The law requires instructors to teach:

  • Safe storage of firearms
  • School safety relating to firearms
  • How to avoid injury if the student finds a firearm
  • To never touch a found firearm
  • To immediately notify an adult of the location of a found firearm

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, schools are required to provide age-appropriate instruction on firearm safety. Instruction must begin with the earliest appropriate grade, as determined by the district’s departments, and continue through 12th grade.

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