It’s generally foolish to rewrite statutes over one incident
I live 12 miles from there
Consensus is she is with him cause she wanted to and is hiding out with him for that reason ran off
I think her home life wasn’t great...though I could be wrong
So I don’t think that qualifies as kidnapping
I suspect the law was over parents running off with children in custody disputes when the kid seeked to flee
However I think he’s in serious trouble for the age issue
Age of consent in Tennessee is 18 unless I think it’s within two years age difference
Given his age and position it’s aggravated and authority figure charge
Carries real prison time
8-30
But she might not be willing to testify and she could be legal by the time it goes to court
Does Tennessee have any laws that apply to teacher/student relationships?