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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-106

Insult or abuse of teacher

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Shoemaker v. State (2001)

Most recently applied in Shoemaker v. State (February 2001)

Acts 1979, No. 125, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1905.1; Acts 1987, No. 741, § 1; 2001, No. 1565, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 63; 2019, No. 910, § 1359.

(1) It is unlawful during regular school hours and in a place where a public school employee is required to be in the course of his or her duties for any person to address a public school employee using language that in its common acceptation is calculated to: Cause a breach of the peace;

(2) Materially and substantially interfere with the operation of the school; or

(3) Arouse the person to whom it is addressed to anger to the extent likely to cause imminent retaliation.

(4) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction be liable for a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).

(5) Each school district shall report to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education any prosecutions within the school districts under this section.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.