Crisis lines on Tennessee student IDs
Tennessee law puts crisis lines on student IDs at K-12 schools and at colleges. For each, here is who must carry them, the law, and the exact lines to print.
K-12 schools
- Who must carry it
- Public school districts, grades 6 to 12
- The law
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1904 (opens in a new tab)publications.tnsosfiles.com
- Staff IDs
- No. Student IDs only.
- Every grade
- No. Only the grades or schools named above.
- Exact wording
- Not set. These are the lines the law names, in plain words.
What to print
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
Colleges
- Who must carry it
- Public colleges and universities
- The law
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-182 (opens in a new tab)publications.tnsosfiles.com
- Staff IDs
- No. Student IDs only.
- Exact wording
- Not set. These are the lines the law names, in plain words.
What to print
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
Put these lines on your student IDs
Pick Tennessee in the starter gallery and the Student ID templates print the K-12 lines on the back, and the Campus ID template prints the college lines.
Crisis lines in every state
Researched October 2026 against each state’s statute or session law.
Laws change. Check the linked law before you print. This isn’t legal advice.