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The West Bonner school district officially has a $4.68 million levy on the May 21 ballot. Language on the levy was adopted at a special March 18 board meeting following a March 12 meeting that approved moving forward with the levy.
A bill inspired by the confusion that followed the recall of two West Bonner school board trustees is being rewritten to address concerns of some of the State Affairs committee following a Feb. 21 hearing on the bill. Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, began revising the bill after his original legislation, House Bill 420, was sent to General Orders to ensure the bill does not conflict with other statutes. A bill sent to that committee can be amended on the floor if later brought up for action, or can languish there if it isn't passed into law if the Legislature adjourns before then.
After swearing in new trustee Kathy Nash to her Zone 5 seat, trustees Margaret Hall and Troy Reinbold were formally sworn into office after being re-elected by voters in November. Hall was then elected board chair and Ann Yount was elected vice chair. Yount was appointed to the Zone 4 seat after former WBCSD board chair Keith Rutledge was recalled by voters along with former vice chair Susan Brown, who served in Zone 2.
In northern Idaho’s West Bonner County, the far-right takeover of a school district has disrupted learning and prompted an exodus of students and teachers. A group of moms—many of them Republican—organized to fight back.
Maternity wards, geese, Travers Park, recalls, and resignations all have one thing in common — they all made significant city and education headlines in Bonner County in 2023.