Insurance exhausted before appeal of school-name lawsuit begins
Nvdaily
Shenandoah County Public Schools has exhausted its insurance coverage for a lawsuit over Confederate school names and cannot pay for the appeal.Summary
Shenandoah County Public Schools has spent its entire $192,500 insurance allocation defending a lawsuit challenging the names of two Confederate schools, Stonewall Jackson High and Ashby-Lee Elementary. The insurer, VAcorp, has stated that the policy covers only defense costs and will not pay for the School Board's appeal of a federal judge's ruling ordering the names removed. The board voted to appeal the decision and expects private donations to cover the costs, though no public funding source has been identified. The plaintiffs have requested over $11 million in attorneys' fees and costs, and the school division anticipates paying a bill of costs seeking $148,280.84 if awarded.
(Source：Nvdaily)