# Arkansas State Board of Education v. Purifoy

> Supreme Court of Arkansas · June 22, 1987 · 292 Ark. 526

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7823621

## Case

- **Full name:** ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION v. Hon. Philip B. PURIFOY, Chancellor
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Arkansas
- **Decided:** June 22, 1987
- **Citations:** 292 Ark. 526; 731 S.W.2d 209; 1987 Ark. LEXIS 2179
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 3 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Per Curiam. A Writ of Prohibition is granted. The action filed by the Bright Star Independent School District in the Chancery Court of Miller County is an appeal from a decision by an administrative agency, the Arkansas State Board of Education. Such appeals are governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 5-701 through § 5-715 (Repl. 1976 and Supp. 1985).
The Quality Education Act of 198 3 provides appeals from rulings by the State Board of Education may be made to a “court of competent jurisdiction.” Ark. Stat. Ann. § 80-4606. We deem that court to be the circuit court. See § 5-713(b)(1). Therefore the chancery court does not have jurisdiction to entertain this suit.
Writ granted.

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