When is a student considered to be the victim of a violent crime at school?
A student is considered to be the victim of a violent crime at school when evidence is found to reasonably indicate that the student was the victim of any of the applicable offenses cited in TCA 40-38-111(g), or the attempt to commit one of these offenses as defined under TCA 30-12-101, and the offense occurred while the student was attending school or traveling to or from school on a school bus. Do criminal charges or a juvenile court petition have to be filed against a suspected or known perpetrator in order for the student to be considered a victim? Does the perpetrator have to be a student? The answer to both questions is ‘No’. What are the specific offenses that are cited in TCA 40-38-111(g)? Aggravated arson, Aggravated assault, Aggravated child abuse and neglect, Aggravated kidnapping, Aggravated rape, Aggravated robbery, Aggravated sexual battery, Aggravated spousal rape, Spousal rape and spousal sexual battery, Aggravated vehicular homicide, Carjacking, Criminally negligent ho
