N.Y. Educ. Law § 2561

§ 2561. Liability of certain officers and employees of boards of\neducation in a city having a population of one million or more\ninhabitants. If, in order to furnish needy children or minors with\nfood, shoes, clothing, and other necessities to enable them to attend\nschool as contemplated by law and to benefit from instruction, the board\nof education of a city having a population of one million or more shall\nhave required, imposed or permitted, the performance of duties by any of\nits officers and employees, because of which it became necessary or\nexpedient for any such officer or employee to act for the board of\neducation, or to act for or in cooperation with any other agency of\ngovernment, federal, state or municipal, then irrespective of the fact\nthat the authority to require, impose or permit the performance of such\nduties may not have been specifically conferred upon said board of\neducation by provisions of this chapter, each such board of education\nshall be liable for and shall assume liability to the extent that it\nshall save harmless any such officers or employees for damages arising\nout of the negligence of any such officer or employee prior to April\nfifteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-seven, while actually engaged in the\nperformance of such required or permitted duties, provided the officer\nor employee at the time was acting within the scope of his duties or\nemployment.\n