NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new law will require all public and charter school students in Tennessee to learn firearm safety.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1016 passed during the 2024 session, making Tennessee the first state to enact such a law.

The law requires instructors to teach: • Safe storage of firearms; • School safety relating to firearms; • How to avoid injury if the student finds a firearm; • To never touch a found firearm; and • To immediately notify an adult of the location of a found firearm;

The Tennessee Department of Education, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency issued guidance for firearm instruction in school districts.

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, schools are required to provide age-a

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