Sandpoint teacher pleads not guilty

A former Idaho teacher accused of having sex with a student has pleaded not guilty. The Bonner County Daily Bee reported 48-year-old Nichole Thiel, of Coeur d’Alene, pleaded not guilty on Monday and has a four-day jury trial scheduled for August. She was charged with sexual battery of a minor. Thiel is not in jail while the case in pending/ Associated Press . More here.