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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fanciful or not, Ashworth's assertion that school board members are financially responsible for their decisions is indeed correct under current law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

According to the Virginia School Board Association, a school board member can be held liable in a court of law for actions he/she took while under authority of his/her school board. According to a VSBA official, school board members can be the object of a lawsuit and can be made to pay penalties and awards set in civil actions.

"They used to be immune, now they can be sued, corporately or individually," said Frank Barnham of the VSBA. "So, it depends on the suit and the judge's ruling. The way the law was changed, they can be held personally and corporately liable."

Simply translated, according to Barnham, an individual school board member, if found guilty in a lawsuit filed against him/her for doing business under cover of authority as an elected or appointed school board member can be held responsible. Criminally, they can be found guilty of malfeasance in office and be forced to resign from the board, but civilly, they can be held financially responsible in a civil proceeding - and be personally subject to findings and damages, with damage amounts to be determined by a judge and/or jury.

https://www.southhillenterprise.com/news/article_81d467bf-2e54-57af-a9a5-46ff2cbe8dd9.html[/quote]

They all have insurance[/quote]

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