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Tenn. Code § 39-13-114: Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-114

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Tennessee law makes it a Class B misdemeanor to communicate a threat of death or serious injury involving a firearm or deadly weapon to a school employee (related to employment) or student on school property, when the threat is believed credible and accompanied by substantial steps toward carrying it out.

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