Legal/press release/2026-10-15

Tennessee officials sued over alleged secret meetings on K-12 AI classroom policy

A lawsuit has been filed against Tennessee state officials, including the Department of Education and members of the state's AI task force. The Tennessee Coalition for Open Government (TCOG) and former state senator Heidi Campbell initiated the legal action. They allege that officials held private meetings to discuss K-12 artificial intelligence classroom policies, thereby violating the state's Open Meetings Act. The plaintiffs seek to compel the state to conduct future policy discussions publicly and to invalidate any decisions made during the alleged secret sessions. The state has not yet publicly responded to the specific allegations of the lawsuit.

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3 outlets covered “Tennessee officials sued over alleged secret meetings on K-12 AI classroom policy”. All of them report the following:

  • Lawsuit filed against Tennessee officials
  • Allegations of secret meetings
  • Meetings concerned K-12 AI classroom policy
  • Lawsuit claims violation of the state's Open Meetings Act
  • Plaintiffs include the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government and former state senator Heidi Campbell

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