South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 17 - School Districts
Section 59-17-110. Duty of school districts to defend actions or proceedings against their employees.

In the event that any employee of any school district in South Carolina is prosecuted in any action, civil or criminal, or special proceeding in the courts of this State, or of the United States, by reason of any act done or omitted in good faith in the course of his employment, it is made the duty of the school district, when requested in writing by any such public school employee, to appear and defend the action or proceeding in his behalf.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 48.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 59 - Education

Chapter 17 - School Districts

Section 59-17-10. School districts as bodies politic and corporate.

Section 59-17-20. Alteration or division of school districts.

Section 59-17-30. Effect of alteration or division of school districts on bonds or payment for buildings of existing districts.

Section 59-17-40. Alteration or division of school districts; consolidated district for entire county and district formed from two or more counties.

Section 59-17-50. Consolidation of schools and school districts by county board of education.

Section 59-17-60. Filing order of consolidation.

Section 59-17-70. Effect of consolidation.

Section 59-17-80. Dissolution of school districts in adjoining counties.

Section 59-17-90. Purposes for which school districts may combine.

Section 59-17-100. School districts to provide Department of Education with copies of audit reports.

Section 59-17-110. Duty of school districts to defend actions or proceedings against their employees.

Section 59-17-120. Reissue of school bonds subject to debt service budget and debt limit.

Section 59-17-130. American Sign Language course; development of teacher qualifications and academic standards; satisfaction of foreign language credit requirement.

Section 59-17-135. Character education.

Section 59-17-140. Religion and public schools training for teachers and administrators.

Section 59-17-150. Promotion of walking or bicycling to school safety.

Section 59-17-155. Automated external defibrillator program; immunity from civil liability; state contract for purchase of defibrillators.

Section 59-17-160. Model fire and safety policy and program guidelines.