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Memphis‑Shelby board reviews 2026 legislative agenda including parental opt‑out for firearms instruction and funding changes for school safety
Summary
Board staff presented a draft 2026 legislative agenda that asks the General Assembly for several changes — including a parental opt‑out for required firearms safety instruction, adding school social workers to a parental‑consent exemption, and authority to let local authorizers issue 5–10 year charter renewals — and discussed local impacts and outreach to advisory groups.
Memphis‑Shelby County Board of Education staff presented a draft 2026 legislative agenda that would ask the Tennessee General Assembly to amend several state laws and funding rules.
Michelle Stewart, the district's facilities/legislative lead, said the first item would let parents opt their children out of the firearms safety instruction that state law made mandatory in 2024. “With this proposal, we are asking that the law be amended to include a parental opt‑out provision for parents who do not want their child to participate in the instruction,” Stewart said during the Policy Governance and Legislation…
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