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NextImg:New Tennessee law bans minors from driving for one year after conviction for bullying

Tennessee juveniles found guilty of harassment by bullying or cyberbullying will be stopped from getting behind the wheel for a year, with a few exceptions, under a new law that went into effect Tuesday.

The law was signed in April by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican. If a minor is found guilty of bullying in juvenile court, he or she will lose driving privileges or the ability to apply for a driver’s license for a year.

State Rep. Lowell Russell, a Republican who introduced the measure, told CNN that “most acts of violence and suicides are noted as the result of being bullied. I simply got tired of nothing being done to stop bullying.”



One of the state legislators who voted against the law, Rep. Gloria Johnson, a Democrat, told Knoxville, Tennessee’s WBIR-TV that she wanted an exemption to allow a minor to drive themselves to a medical mental health appointment.

The law currently has exceptions to allow affected minors to still drive themselves to school, work and church. Mr. Russell told Knoxville’s WVLT-TV that another exception for counseling could be in the works.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.