Any district school board may enter into contracts of insurance for liability or operate a self-insurance program for liability covering all activities engaged in by the district for medical and hospital benefits for students engaging in athletic contests and in traffic patrols and may pay the necessary premiums thereon. Failure to procure such insurance or operate such a program shall in no case be construed as negligence or lack of diligence on the part of the district school board or the members thereof.
ORS 332.435
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Espinosa v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co. (1981)
Most recently applied in 202 Or. App. 79 - Goddard v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Oregon (October 2005)
Formerly 332.235; 1967 c.627 §13; 1997 c.795 §2
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.