Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-1902

Definitions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Vincent Standridge, in His Personal Capacity as a Parent; And Minor Child, by and Through His Father and Next Friend, Vincent Standridge v. Fort Smith Public Schools; Dr. Terry Morawski, Superintendent, in His Official Capacity; Dalton Person, School Board President, in His Official Capacity; Phil Whiteaker, School Board Vice-President, in His Official Capacity; Davin Chitwood, School Board Secretary, in His Official Capacity; Matt Blaylock, Board Member, in His Official Capacity; Susan Kraft, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; Lynnett Lott, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; Talicia Richardson, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; And Michael Beaumont, Director of Athletics & Activities, in His Official Capacity (2025)

Most recently applied in Vincent Standridge, in His Personal Capacity as a Parent; And Minor Child, by and Through His Father and Next Friend, Vincent Standridge v. Fort Smith Public Schools; Dr. Terry Morawski, Superintendent, in His Official Capacity; Dalton Person, School Board President, in His Official Capacity; Phil Whiteaker, School Board Vice-President, in His Official Capacity; Davin Chitwood, School Board Secretary, in His Official Capacity; Matt Blaylock, Board Member, in His Official Capacity; Susan Kraft, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; Lynnett Lott, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; Talicia Richardson, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; And Michael Beaumont, Director of Athletics & Activities, in His Official Capacity (April 2025)

Acts 2013, No. 1227, § 6; 2015, No. 560, § 3.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Nonresident district” means a school district other than a student's resident district;

(2) “Parent” means a student's parent, guardian, or other person having custody or care of the student;

(3) “Resident district” means the school district in which the student resides as determined under § 6-18-202; and

(4) “Transfer student” means a public school student in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) who transfers to a nonresident district through a public school choice option under this subchapter.

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.