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At the School Board meeting moments ago. Berry Picker sez that board is discussing what to do if anti-Luna-reform referendums pass.

... That there are about 300 people in the audience -- about half of them teachers wearing black in solidarity move -- at Woodland Middle School for that Coeur d'Alene School Board meeting with Coeur d'Alene Education Association representatives. The two sides will discuss class size maximums, types of classes a teacher will teach, benefits such as health care coverage and also salaries. The School Board now includes James Purtee, who was appointed by the Kootenai County commissioners to fill a vacancy created by the judicial removal of Wanda Quinn but not appointee Ann Seddon, who was appointed by the board to fill vacancy created by resignation of Diane Zipperer. Wednesday story here.

  • 5:36 p.m. Include furlough days in there as well.
  • 5:35 p.m. Now discussing 3.2 million shortfall next year and how to account for it. Includes larger class sizes. Attrition of teachers.


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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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