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QUESTION: Is a conflict of interest created when an educational "needs assessor" employed by a district school board sells products to school principals within the district?

SUMMARY: In order to avoid a violation of the spirit and intent of the Standards of Conduct Law, an educational "needs assessor" employed by a district school board should refrain from completing the sales of "mathematics kits" to school principals within that district and should disclose his agency relationship with the manufacturer of such kits. Initially, it must be stated that the applicability of relevant statutory…