SUBJECT:  EMPLOYEE PROTECTION  (#6540)

            The District will provide legal defense for employees being sued for events arising from the individual's performance of duties, provided the employee was, at the time of the incident, acting in the discharge of his/her duties within the scope of his/her employment.

            The District shall not be subject to the duty to defend unless the employee, within the time prescribed by the specific statute delivers the original or a copy of the claim to the Clerk of the District.