Opinion No.

The Honorable Jonathan S. Fitch State Senator Route 1 Hindsville, AR 72738

Dear Senator Fitch:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

Can a teacher who resides in a particular school district and is an employee of that school district be a candidate for, and serve as, a school board member of that district of which he or she is employed?

While this is certainly a "gray" area of the law, it is my opinion that if faced with this question, a court would in all likelihood determine that an unlawful conflict of interest exists between the position of school…