Sahli v. Woodbine Board of Education

School board attorneys will be surprised to learn from today’s majority opinion that they do not hold a “position” in local government. As a result of that crabbed interpretation of N.J.S.A 18A:16-6, when a lawsuit — however frivolous — is filed against the members of a school board, its administrators, and its solicitor arising from the performance of their duties, the school board will indemnify everyone but its appointed attorney. Because that interpretation is at odds with the plain and commonsense meaning of the statutory text, I respectfully dissent.

Plaintiff Ronald W. Sahli, Esq., was…