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VI.

RIGHTS OF PARENTS

Under T.C.A. § 36-6-101 of Tennessee law, both parents are entitled to the following rights:

(1) The right to unimpeded telephone conversations with the child at least twice a

week at reasonable times and for reasonable durations. The parent exercising

parenting time shall furnish the other parent with a telephone number where the

child may be reached at the days and time specified in a parenting plan or other

court order or, where days and times are not specified, at reasonable times;

(2) The right to send mail to the child which the other parent shall not destroy,

deface, open or censor. The parent exercising parenting time shall deliver all

letters, packages and other material sent to the child by the other parent as soon

as received and shall not interfere with their delivery in any way, unless

otherwise provided by law or court order;

(3) The right to receive notice and relevant information as soon as practicable but

within twenty-four (24) hours of any hospitalization, major illness or injury, or

death of the child. The parent exercising parenting time when such event occurs

shall notify the other parent of the event and shall provide all relevant healthcare

providers with the contact information for the other parent;

(4) The right to receive directly from the child's school any educational records

customarily made available to parents. Upon request from one parent, the parent

enrolling the child in school shall provide to the other parent as soon as available

each academic year the name, address, telephone number and other contact

information for the school. In the case of children who are being homeschooled,

the parent providing the homeschooling shall advise the other parent of this fact

along with the contact information of any sponsoring entity or other entity

involved in the child's education, including access to any individual student

records or grades available online. The school or homeschooling entity shall be

responsible, upon request, to provide to each parent records customarily made

available to parents. The school may require a written request which includes a

current mailing address and may further require payment of the reasonable costs

of duplicating such records. These records include copies of the child's report

cards, attendance records, names of teachers, class schedules, and

standardized test scores;

(5) Unless otherwise provided by law, the right to receive copies of the child's

medical, health or other treatment records directly from the treating physician or

healthcare provider. Upon request from one parent, the parent who has arranged

for such treatment or health care shall provide to the other parent the name,

address, telephone number and other contact information of the physician or

healthcare provider. The keeper of the records may require a written request

including a current mailing address and may further require payment of the

reasonable costs of duplicating such records. No person who receives the

mailing address of a requesting parent as a result of this requirement shall

provide such address to the other parent or a third person;

(6) The right to be free of unwarranted derogatory remarks made about such parent

or such parent's family by the other parent to or in the presence of the child;

(7) The right to be given at least forty-eight (48) hours notice, whenever possible, of

all extracurricular school, athletic, church activities and other activities as to

which parental participation or observation would be appropriate, and the

opportunity to participate in or observe them. The parent who has enrolled the

child in each such activity shall advise the other parent of the activity and provide

contact information for the person responsible for its scheduling so that the other

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