Legal Opinion
Attorney General Opinion No.
Kansas Attorney General Reports
Decided May 17, 1994Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Phil Martin State Senator, Thirteenth District 403 W. Euclid Pittsburg, Kansas 66762
Dear Senator Martin:
As senator for the thirteenth district, you request our opinion regarding the legality of a nepotism policy adopted by a board of education for a unified school district. The nepotism policy adopted by the board of education for unified school district no. 249 provides:
"The board will not employ anyone who is the father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, [or] sister-in-law, of any member of the board.
The policy of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Unified School District No. 380 v. McMillenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1993
- Bailey v. TurnerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1921
- Collier v. Firemen's & Policemen's Civil Service Commission of Wichita FallsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- State Ex Rel. Summer v. DentonMississippi Supreme Court · 1980