Quick v. Board of Education

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DREIER, P.J.A.D.

The Old Bridge Township Board of Education (“Board”) appeals from the final decision of the State Board of Education (“State Board”) ordering that the Board reimburse petitioner Kathleen Quick, a member of the Board, for legal expenses pursuant to N.J.S.A 18A:12-20. Quick’s expenses were incurred in her defense of an action brought by the Board seeking to prevent her from attending any closed sessions of the Board during which the Board was to discuss possible legal action for counsel fees relating to an earlier lawsuit. Prior to…