L.A. and The Horace Mann Insurance Company v. Board of Education of the City of Trenton, Mercer County
(A-59-13; 073401)
N.J.S.A. 18A:16-6 requires indemnification for fees and costs associated with defending against a civil action unless there is proof by a preponderance of the evidence that the employee’s conduct fell outside the course of performance of his or her employment duties.