Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided October 6, 2005Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Linda Chesterfield State Representative 12 Keo Drive Little Rock, AR 72206-4218
Dear Representative Chesterfield:
I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions:
1. If a school district does not meet the state requirements under the Omnibus Quality Education Act of 2003, and federal requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act, can the state come in and take over that district?
2. Does this apply to the three districts in Pulaski County?
RESPONSE
In my opinion, assuming the statutory conditions have been met, I believe the answer to your first…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Frew Ex Rel. Frew v. HawkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Knight v. Pulaski County Special School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County Special School District No. 1Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992