Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires that, in situations where an order of protection is issued to protect a student who is enrolled in a public school from another student in the same school, the school principal and, when reasonably practicable and appropriate, the building-level school safety team with input from the parent or legal guardian of the student who is named as the petitioner in the order of protection, to develop and implement a student safety plan that includes certain protocols; requires such parent or legal guardian to notify the school within 48 hours of any changes to the order of protection. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 49.

HB 1974 requires public school principals to remove a student named as the "respondent" in a court-issued order of protection from any shared classroom or school activity with the student named as the "petitioner" (the protected student), for the duration of the protection order. The bill mandates that schools provide alternative instruction for any classes the removed student misses and applies specifically to orders issued under Tennessee’s domestic violence protections (TCA Title 36). It directly affects public school students involved in protection orders, school administrators, and school districts, ensuring schools comply with court orders to maintain safety. The law takes effect upon enactment and applies only to orders issued on or after that date.