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Trustees Take No Stand On Props 1-3

After hearing testimony Monday from several teachers, Coeur d'Alene school board members decided against taking a united stand in support of the education reform referendums, Propositions 1, 2 and 3 on the Nov. 6 ballot. A discussion of the referendums was placed on the meeting agenda at the request of Trustee Terri Seymour. "I would like to at least discuss and hear what people have to say, including myself," Seymour said. She said she would like to ask the board to endorse a yes vote on Proposition 1, at the very least. But first, they heard from the teachers, who waited through several hours of other board business for their chance to speak on the agenda item, slated late in the meeting/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here. (Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Mamie Geib, right, and Bette Price, show their support for voting no against the proposed "Luna Laws" near the MidTown Center in Coeur d'Alene Monday)

Question: Do you think the School Board made the right move by personally supporting Propositions 1-3 but not  taking a united stand?



D.F. Oliveria
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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