NIC board votes to reinstate president
COEUR D’ALENE — The North Idaho College board reinstated president Nick Swayne and placed interim president Greg South on paid administrative leave Monday night in response to a court order.
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COEUR D’ALENE — The North Idaho College board reinstated president Nick Swayne and placed interim president Greg South on paid administrative leave Monday night in response to a court order.
The board of trustees also voted to place interim Presidnt Greg South on paid administrative leave.
Turmoil at the community college has placed its accreditation in jeopardy and resulted in a rating downgrade.
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.