A proposed bill filed Wednesday would require Tennessee public schools to teach firearm safety to students.

Tennessee State Representative Chris Todd has filed a bill requiring firearm safety to be taught in public schools starting in the 2025-2026 school year.

House Bill 2882 states schools would be required to teach the following:

– Safe storage of firearms

– School safety relating to firearms

– How to avoid injury if the student finds a firearm

– To never touch a found firearm; and

– To immediately notify an adult of the location of a found firearm.

The bill points out that the instruction would not include live ammunition and should be “viewpoint neutral on political topics, such as gun rights, gun violence, and the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.”

If passed, a curriculum would be developed by the Tennessee Department of Education in consultation with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

The education department would also be in charge of determining the earliest appropriate grade level for firearm safety instruction to begin.

The proposed bill states the firearm safety course may be taught in a classroom setting, by viewing a video or other online resources.