Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided February 16, 2000Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Bob Johnson Speaker of the House P.O. Box 173 Bigelow, AR 72016-0173
Dear Speaker Johnson:
You have requested an opinion concerning certain public school issues.
Your questions are:(1) Is a principal considered a teacher for purposes of the Teacher Fair Dismissal Act?(2) If the district's personnel policy (approved by the school board) requires that all new teachers to the district be placed on probationary status regardless of prior experience, does this policy comply with the Teacher Fair Dismissal Act?(3) To what extent does Article 14, § 2 of the Arkansas Constitution apply to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- John E. Cato and Mrs. Lucille B. Cato v. Morgan Collins, President of Forrest City Special School District No. 7, Cecil TwillieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Safferstone v. TuckerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962
- Pugsley v. SellmeyerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
- Fayetteville School District No. 1 v. Arkansas State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- Rainwater v. HaynesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
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