Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 161.162 (2026)
Repealed, 1990
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Catchline at repeal: Discrimination prohibited. History: Repealed 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. VI, sec. 616, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 244, Art. IV, sec. 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1976–2013 · leading case: Calhoun v. Cassady, 534 S.W.2d 806 (Ky. 1976).
Calhoun v. Cassady, 534 S.W.2d 806 (Ky. 1976). “” KRS 161.162 (Emphasis ours). The trial court, in his memorandum opinion and judgment, found that this statute was broad enough in scope to prohibit reassignments by reason of the support or nonsupport of any candidate for the board of education.”
Hooks v. Smith, 781 S.W.2d 522 (Ky. Ct. App. 1989). “Strictly speaking, however, an administrator has been given no right of tenure to an administrative position and may be removed from such position by the local board of education upon recommendation of the superintendent for any reason not offending some right protected by the…”
Banks v. Breathitt Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 925 F. Supp. 2d 856 (E.D. Ky. 2013). “1977), has stated “[p]olitical reprisals by superintendents and a majority of board members brought about the enactment of KRS 161.162 which prohibits such action.” 1 As a result, KRS 161.”
Just. v. Pike Cnty Bd of Ed, No. 01-6156 (6th Cir. Nov. 4, 2003). “The existence of this with a disability that cannot perform his work, and the long-standing prohibition raises significant question as to ADA, which requires a person to be able to perform the the legitimacy of the defendants’s actions in this matter.”
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