Huckleberries hears ... that Coeur d'Alene School District teachers are encouraging one another to attend Thursday's district negotiation meeting at Woodland Middle School at 4:30. The meeting is open to the public.  Teachers will be wearing black in order to show their support for the CEA representatives involved in this negotiation process.  The teachers are worried that this new conservative board (two members of which were recently appointed) is adhering strictly to Superintendent Tom Luna's Students Come First legislation despite previous board's commitment to honor decades old principles found in the now defunct master agreement.  The negotiations are covering class size maximums, types of classes a teacher will teach, benefits such as health care coverage and also salaries. (CSD photo of trustee appointee Ann Seddon, who will take office June 11)

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