"Schools" defined

(a) "Elementary schools" are schools serving any combination of kindergarten through grade six (K-6). For purposes of federal funding, "elementary schools" are schools serving any combination of pre-kindergarten through grade six (pre-K-6). (b) "Middle schools" are schools designed to serve grades five through eight (5-8) only, or any combination of grades five through eight (5-8). (c) "Elementary and secondary" and "elementary or secondary" include elementary, middle and high school grades. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 795, s 1, eff. 4/8/2022. Acts 1978, ch. 502, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1002; Acts 2003 , ch. 285, § 1; 2012 , ch. 551, §§ 1 - 3. (a) "Elementary schools" are schools serving any combination of kindergarten through grade six (K-6). For purposes of federal funding, "elementary schools" are schools serving any combination of pre-kindergarten through grade six (pre-K-6). (b) "Middle schools" are schools designed to serve grades five through eight (5-8) only, or any combination of grades five through eight (5-8). (c) "Elementary and secondary" and "elementary or secondary" include elementary, middle and high school grades. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 795, s 1, eff. 4/8/2022. Acts 1978, ch. 502, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1002; Acts 2003 , ch. 285, § 1; 2012 , ch. 551, §§ 1 - 3.