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Communicating a Threat Concerning a School Employee

By Baker Associates

It seems schools these days are more dangerous than ever before, with stories of school-related violence constantly finding a place on the news and in the headlines. Such violence comes in many different forms, whether it be by a student or a student?s parent against a teacher, by a teacher against a student or another teacher, or often even by a student against another student. Many states have laws that specifically target school-related violence, and Tennessee is one of them. One specific law Tennessee has enacted with this goal in mind can be found in T.C.A. section 39-13-114 which concerns communicating a threat concerning a school employee. The above-referenced statute applies to basically any institution that could be considered a ?school,? including colleges and universities...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on February 16, 2010 (boomark / email).