Knoll v. Olathe School District No. 233

No. 116,167 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS HELEN LOREE KNOLL, Appellee, v. OLATHE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 233, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Appellate courts have unlimited review of questions involving the interpretation or construction of a statute, owing no deference to the agency's or the Board's interpretation or construction. 2. When a statute is plain and unambiguous, an appellate court should not speculate about the legislative intent behind that clear language, and it should refrain from reading something into the statute that is not readily found in its words. The…