Opinion No.

The Honorable Jimmy Jeffress State Senator Post Office Box 904 Crossett, Arkansas 71635-0904

Dear Senator Jeffress:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following question concerning school districts' grievance policies and the right of school employees to file grievances:

Are employees entitled to file and have grievances heard when the grievances raise concerns about a reprimand, evaluation or directive?

RESPONSE

In my opinion, the answer to this question is "no" under state law. I believe individual school districts may adopt grievance policies that apply a grievance…