Local Education Agencies - As introduced, adds sixth grade to the grade levels for which a local board of education is required to establish an alternative school for students who have been suspended or expelled from the regular school program; requires a student in sixth grade who has been suspended for more than 10 days or expelled from the regular school program to attend an alternative school if there is space and staff available, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

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The bill changes state law so that sixth‑grade students who are suspended for more than ten days or expelled must be sent to an alternative school if one has space and staff. It moves sixth grade from the lower‑grade group to the upper‑grade group in the discipline code, creating a consistent requirement across grades. The goal is to ensure serious disciplinary actions are handled uniformly.

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