Unified School District No. 501 v. Baker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This K.S.A. 60-1701 et seq. declaratory judgment action addresses whether a tenured teacher while serving as a member on the school board that employs the teacher may hold both positions, teacher and board member. The controversy arises out of the election of Linda Marie Baker to the Unified School District No. 501 Board of Education (Board). Baker is a tenured teacher in the Shawnee County School District (U.S.D. 501). She was elected to the Board in 1999. The Board questions: (1) whether Baker may hold both positions as teacher and board…