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Section B:
School Board Operations |
Knox County Board of Education Policy |
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Descriptor Term:
Public Hearings |
Descriptor Code: B-170 |
Issued: 7/95 |
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Reviewed: 2/24 |
Revised: 8/11 |
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The Board may hold public hearings in the following circumstances:
- To hear, on the record, a tenured teacher’s appeal of a termination decision rendered by the duly appointed impartial hearing authority;
- When a student has been suspended and the resolution has not been satisfactory;
- When a parent or legal guardian shall contest the school assignment of their child;3 and/or
- When the Board deems it to be in the public interest.
Any individual(s) requesting a hearing before the Board must make such request in writing stating the purpose of the hearing, the action desired, and, in the case of contesting a school assignment, the specific reasons for requesting a school transfer. All requests for hearings must be received by the Board or Director of Schools within the time limit prescribed by law for that category of hearing.
Legal References:
1. TCA § 49-2-203(a)(6-7); TCA § 49-5-512(c).
2. TCA § 49-6-3401.
3. TCA § 49-6-3201.
Approved as to Legal Form
By Knox County Law Director 1/11/2024
/Gary T. Dupler/Deputy Law Director