Education - As enacted, requires LEAs and public charter schools to recognize Victims of Communism Day to honor the people who have fallen victim to communist regimes by providing high school students enrolled in a world history and geography course with at least 45 minutes of instruction on such topic. - Amends TCA Title 15; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

HB 2089 requires Tennessee public schools and charter schools to observe November 7 annually as "Victims of Communism Day." It mandates at least 45 minutes of instruction in world history and geography courses about how communist regimes caused suffering through poverty, starvation, violence, and suppression of rights. The law specifically requires teaching about historical examples including Stalin’s Soviet Union, Mao Zedong’s China, Pol Pot’s Cambodia, Fidel Castro’s Cuba, and Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuela. This policy directly affects all high school students in Tennessee public schools taking world history or geography courses. The requirement applies starting with the 2026-2027 school year.