“Teachers are vitally important in the lives of children.  A teacher should serve as a positive role model for her or his students and should endeavor to create a stable and nonthreatening environment that is conducive to learning…”

Ripley v. Anderson Cty. Bd of Educ., 293 S.W.3d 154 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008)

Click on the file below to view the Tennessee Teacher Code of Ethics

• Tennessee Teacher Code of Ethics

Click on the link below to listen to a pre-recorded Teacher Ethics webinar provided by the Tennessee Department of Education (as presented by Christy Ballard, General Counsel)

• Webinar: Tennessee Educator's Ethics Law