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School threats law
Coverage of School threats law in the Nexus archive.
- Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Fix to School Threats Law After Kids Were Arrested for Jokes and Misunderstandings
Tennessee lawmakers passed a revised school threats law to prevent children from being arrested for non-credible threats, following cases where autistic students and students of color were wrongly charged. The new law requires school officials to only report threats deemed credible, after criticism of the previous law's broad application.