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8710 - INSURANCE
The Board of Education shall purchase with County funds the type and amount of insurance necessary to protect the County from major financial losses.
The Board shall purchase, and the State Board of Risk and Insurance Management shall provide, appropriate professional or other liability insurance for the county board of education, teachers, supervisory and administrative staff members, service personnel, county superintendents of schools and county board of education members.
This insurance shall cover any:
| A. | claim, demand, action, suit, or judgment by reason of alleged negligence; | |
| B. | other acts resulting in bodily injury; and | |
| C. | property damage |
to any person within or without any school if, at the time of the alleged injury, the teacher, supervisor, administrator, service personnel employee, county superintendent, board of education member, or employee was:
| A. | acting in the discharge of his/her duties; | |
| B. | within the scope of his/her office, position, or employment; | |
| C. | under the direction of the board of education; or | |
| D. | in an official capacity as a county superintendent or as a board of education member. |
Such insurance coverage shall be in an amount to be determined by the State Board of Risk and Insurance Management, but in no event less than $1,000,000 for each occurrence.
In addition, the Board shall purchase, through the Board of Risk and Insurance Management, excess coverage of at least $5,000,000 for each occurrence. The cost of this excess coverage will be paid by the county boards of education and obtained from a company licensed to do business in West Virginia.
The insurance policy shall include:
| A. | comprehensive coverage; | |
| B. | personal injury coverage; | |
| C. | malpractice coverage; | |
| D. | corporal punishment coverage; | |
| E. | legal liability coverage; | |
| F. | as well as a provision for the payment of the cost of attorney's fees in connection with any claim, demand, action, suit, or judgment arising from such alleged negligence or other act resulting in bodily injury. |
The Superintendent and other school personnel shall be defended by the Board or an insurer in the case of suit, unless the act or omission shall not have been within the course of scope of employment or official responsibility or was motivated by malicious or criminal intent.
29-12-5a, W.V. Code