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In a 42-page order handed down Friday evening, Judge Cynthia Meyer found that NIC’s three-person majority lacked the power to put Swayne on administrative leave without cause and that the school provided weak justification for doing so. She also found Swayne’s career would be harmed by the college’s decisions during and after the administrative leave was set in motion.

In a three-and-a-half-hour hearing in Kootenai County District Court Friday, lawyers for Swayne and the college argued their views before Judge Cynthia Meyer, and Swayne took the stand to explain his concerns about decisions being made during his imposed absence.

COEUR DALENE, Wash. -- The North Idaho College Board of Trustees and Interim President Greg South held a meeting Wednesday night to discuss internal issues with the school, specifically about

A judge declined to hear an attorney's motion to request to withdraw from representing North Idaho College in a lawsuit filed against the college.

In an eighteen-page response to a civil lawsuit filed by Coeur d’Alene attorney Michael Gridley, Art Macomber denies many of the allegations made against him, and offers a variety of reasons Gridley’s lawsuit should be dismissed with prejudice.

The process of reviewing North Idaho College’s accreditation moved forward Thursday, with a letter from the school’s accreditor asking the community college in Coeur d’Alene to explain why it should not lose the accreditation it has held since 1947.

North Idaho College Interim President Greg South has called on the board of trustees, college staff and the community to take ownership of the problems at NIC.

In a hearing scheduled for February 15, attorneys will present to Judge Cynthia Meyer their contention that the subpoenas fall outside the scope of NIC President Nick Swayne’s civil suit against the college, and seem to be aimed more at causing trouble than finding answers.

The process of reviewing North Idaho College’s accreditation moved forward Thursday, with a letter from the school’s accreditor asking the community college in Coeur d’Alene to explain why it should not lose the accreditation it has held since 1947.

In a hearing scheduled for February 15, attorneys will present to Judge Cynthia Meyer their contention that the subpoenas fall outside the scope of NIC President Nick Swayne’s civil suit against the college, and seem to be aimed more at causing trouble than finding answers.