3028 - Liability of school district for cost and attorney's fees of action against, or prosecutions of, teachers, members of supervisory and administrative s

§ 3028. Liability  of  school district for cost and attorney's fees of  action against, or prosecutions of, teachers, members of supervisory and  administrative   staff   or   employees,    and    school    volunteers.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision of any general, special or  local law, or the limitations contained in the provisions  of  any  city  charter, each board of education, trustee or trustees in the state shall  provide  an  attorney or attorneys for, and pay such attorney's fees and  expenses necessarily incurred in the defense of a teacher, member  of  a  supervisory   or   administrative   staff  or  employee,  or  authorized  participant in a school volunteer program in any civil or ciminal action  or proceeding arising out of disciplinary action taken against any pupil  of the district while in the discharge of his duties within the scope of  his employment or authorized volunteer duties.  For  such  purposes  the  board  of  education,  trustee  or trustees may arrange for and maintain  appropriate insurance with any insurance company created by or under the  laws of this state, or in any insurance company  authorized  by  law  to  transact  business in this state, or such board, trustee or trustees may  elect to act as self-insurers to maintain the aforesaid protection.    A  board  of education, trustee or board of trustees, however, shall not be  subject to the duty imposed by this section,  unless  such  teacher,  or  member  of  the  supervisory  and  administrative  staff  or employee or  authorized participant in a school volunteer program shall,  within  ten  days  of  the  time  he  is served with any summons, complaint, process,  notice, demand or pleading, deliver the original or a copy of  the  same  to such board of education, trustee or board of trustees.