Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the classroom or instructional area at the time that a classroom evacuation occurred by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation occurred unless the event that prompted the classroom evacuation is an ongoing emergency or is otherwise under investigation by a state or local law enforcement agency, in which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing investigation, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB 2087 requires Tennessee school principals to notify parents or guardians when a classroom evacuation occurs due to another student's violent, aggressive, or severely disruptive behavior. Parents must receive a notification by the end of the school day, including a brief explanation of the incident and safety steps taken, without disclosing the student who caused the disruption or violating privacy laws like FERPA. Schools must also maintain written records of each evacuation, including notification details. This bill directly affects parents of students in classrooms evacuated for safety reasons and applies to all Tennessee public schools.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed Apr 27, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1021)
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 57, Nays 32, PNV 5
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0803)
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rusty Crowe
RRepublican
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