Students - As introduced, creates a criminal offense for a school employee who intentionally engages in bullying or cyberbullying of a student; clarifies that a teacher or school employee of a local education agency who is found to have committed an act of harassment, intimidation, bullying, or cyberbullying is subject to dismissal or suspension. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7.

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The bill makes it a crime for a teacher or other school employee to intentionally bully or cyber‑bully a student, and requires that any employee found to have done so can be suspended or fired. It expands the definition of bullying to include acts on or off school property that disrupt education or cause fear of harm. The law takes effect on July 1, 2026.

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