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Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Fix To School Threats Law After Kids Were Arrested For Jokes And Misunderstandings

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By Aliyya Swaby Verified, Paige Pfleger Verified
| Omaha Daily Record Verified
Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Fix To School Threats Law After Kids Were Arrested For Jokes And Misunderstandings The Kenosha Police Department is parked in front of Roosevelt Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 in Kenosha, Wis.
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Tennessee lawmakers pass fix to school threats law after kids were arrested for jokes and misunderstandings

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By Aliyya Swaby Verified, Paige Pfleger Verified
| Chattanooga Times Free Press Verified
Tennessee lawmakers passed legislation to fix the state's threats of mass violence law, which had resulted in children being charged with felonies over jokes and misunderstandings. Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign the bill, which will require that school officials only report student threats to police if a threat is "credible," meaning reasonably expected to be carried out. Previously, a school administrator who failed to report any threat of mass violence could be charged with a misdemeanor.
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Tennessee lawmakers pass fix to school threats law after kids were arrested for jokes and misunderstandings

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By Paige Pfleger Verified, Aliyya Swaby Verified
| WPLN-FM (Nashville, TN) Verified
Junior is an 11-year-old in Chattanooga who was arrested in the parking lot of a restaurant for allegedly making a threat of mass violence. Tennessee lawmakers passed legislation this week to fix the state’s controversial threats of mass violence law, which had resulted in children being charged with felonies over jokes and misunderstandings. Gov.
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