# Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-107: Blind or visually limited teachers

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C5_S49-5-107

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-107
- **Heading:** Blind or visually limited teachers
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-107

## Text

No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right to enter training in any college or university or engage in practice teaching for the purpose of becoming a teacher on the ground the person is totally blind or visually limited; nor shall any local board of education refuse to employ a licensed teacher on those grounds; provided, that the blind or visually limited person is able to carry out the duties of the position for which the person applies. Acts 1951, ch. 58, § 2 (Williams, § 2365.6); modified; Acts 1959, ch. 121, § 1; 1967, ch. 255, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 58, 59; 1978, ch. 675, § 2; 1981, ch. 172, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1236; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 18.
No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right to enter training in any college or university or engage in practice teaching for the purpose of becoming a teacher on the ground the person is totally blind or visually limited; nor shall any local board of education refuse to employ a licensed teacher on those grounds; provided, that the blind or visually limited person is able to carry out the duties of the position for which the person applies.
Acts 1951, ch. 58, § 2 (Williams, § 2365.6); modified; Acts 1959, ch. 121, § 1; 1967, ch. 255, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 58, 59; 1978, ch. 675, § 2; 1981, ch. 172, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1236; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 18.

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