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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-1-1207

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Educational entity: means the state board of education, department of education, and any other body, board, or agency that governs a public or private elementary or secondary school, and includes, but is not limited to, local education agencies and local boards of education. See Tennessee Code 49-1-1203
  • Employee: means :
    (A) An individual who is elected or appointed to an educational entity. See Tennessee Code 49-1-1203
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Except as otherwise provided by statute, the existence of any policy of insurance indemnifying an educational entity against liability for damages is not a waiver of any defense that is available to the employee in defense of any claim.