Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 168.130 (2026)

Teachers not to participate in management of school board election, campaign

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  168.130.  Teachers not to participate in management of school board election, campaign. — No teacher shall take part in the management of the campaign for the election or defeat of members of a board of education by which he is employed.  Any teacher who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to termination of his employment by the district with the right of a hearing and appeal as heretofore provided.

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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.116)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1975–2013 · leading case: Saunders v. Reorganized Sch. Dist. No. 2 of Osage Cnty., 520 S.W.2d 29 (Mo. 1975).
Saunders v. Reorganized Sch. Dist. No. 2 of Osage Cnty., 520 S.W.2d 29 (Mo. 1975). · cites it 3× “A finding was added to the effect that he had violated the provisions of Section 168.130 by taking part in the management of a campaign for a School Board election.”
Willett v. Reorganized Sch. Dist. No. 2 of Osage Cnty., 602 S.W.2d 44 (Mo. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “One of the alleged wrongful acts of the plaintiff is said to be in violation of § 168.130, RSMo 1978. The statute forbids a teacher’s “tak[ing] part in the manage *48 ment of [a] campaign” to elect or defeat a candidate for the board of education.”
McCormack v. Maplewood-Richmond Heights Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 935 S.W.2d 703 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “102 to Section 168.130, both inclusive, RSMo, and any amendments thereto, together with the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Education are, by reference made part of this agreement.”
Meloy v. Reorganized Sch. Dist. R-1 of Reynolds Cnty., 631 S.W.2d 933 (Mo. Ct. App. 1982). “102 to § 168.130, Fuller argued unsuccessfully that he was a “permanent teacher,” as defined in § 168.”
Madden v. Poplar Bluff R-1 Sch. Dist., 399 S.W.3d 843 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). “102 through § 168.130. Moesch v. Moniteau County R-1 School District Board of Education, 257 S.”
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