CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System will begin delivering annual firearm safety instruction this spring to all students in kindergarten through 12th grade, as part of a statewide mandate taking effect in the 2025-26 school year.
The instruction is required under Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1016, a law passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2024 that mandates age-appropriate firearm safety education for all public and charter school students.
No live firearms, no demos, no politics
Under the law, the Tennessee Department of Education, in collaboration with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, established grade-specific instructional outcomes.
Training must occur annually and cannot include live firearms, ammunition or live-fire demonstrations. The curriculum must also remain viewpoint-neutral on political topics such as gun rights and the Second Amendment…