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Under Tennessee’s School Threat Law, Kids Are Arrested for Rumors and Jokes — ProPublica

Reporting Highlights

  • Facing Felony Charges: Starting this academic year, making a threat of mass violence at schools in Tennessee is a felony, for adults or children.
  • Police Take the Lead: Law enforcement officers say that even when kids make threats that are not credible, they need to be held accountable for their actions.
  • Contradicting Mandates: Schools must consider whether a threat is “valid” before expelling a child, but police don’t have to. Some kids are being…

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