Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-6-3206

(a) Each board of education shall be authorized to employ counsel to represent the board in any matters arising under part 31 of this chapter and this part, to employ court reporters for the purpose of preserving evidence at hearings conducted under part 31 of this chapter and this part and preparing transcripts of hearings, and to employ such other personnel and incur such other expenses as the board may find to be necessary for the efficient administration of part 31 of this chapter and this part.

(b) Any judgments, liabilities and court costs adjudged against the board of education or the members of the board, the fees of attorneys employed by the board, and any and all other expenses and liabilities incurred under part 31 of this chapter and this part, shall be the obligation of the school district involved, and shall be paid from the funds of the school district.

(c) No board of education or member of the board, nor its agents or examiners, shall be answerable to a charge of libel, slander or other action, whether civil or criminal, by reason of any finding or statement contained in the written findings of fact or decisions or by reason of any written or oral statements made in the course of the proceedings or deliberations provided for under part 31 of this chapter and this part.