Save Tennessee Students Act

(a) This section and § 49-7-182 are known and may be cited as the “Save Tennessee Students Act.” Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!(b) If an LEA issues new student identification cards for students in grades six through twelve (6-12), then the LEA shall include on the identification cards: (1) The telephone number for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; and (2) The social media handle, telephone number, or text number for at least one (1) additional crisis resource selected by the LEA, which may include, but not be limited to, the crisis text line or, if available, a local suicide prevention hotline. (c) An LEA shall publish the telephone number for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and the social media handle, telephone number, or text number for at least one (1) additional crisis resource selected by the LEA, which may include, but not be limited to, the crisis text line or, if available, a local suicide prevention hotline in a conspicuous place in each school of the LEA that serves students in grades six through twelve (6-12) or any combination thereof.