New York City’s Department of Education is not liable for the defense of its employees who are sued for hitting students because such behavior violates the department’s prohibition against corporal punishment, a divided state appeals panel ruled yesterday.
The same 3-2 panel ruled in two separate cases with similar facts. Both cases were Article 78 petitions brought by department employees challenging the decision of the city’s Law Department not to pay for their legal defense.
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