Priest River Police Chief Drew McLain talks to Heather Scott outside Priest River Junior High School. The police chief escorted the District 1 legislator out of the school auditorium following a possible incident with a parent following a volatile school board meeting Wednesday.
June 16, 2023
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June 16, 2023 1 a.m.
Scott escorted out of 'volatile’ board meeting
A state legislator was escorted from a contentious West Bonner County School Board meeting to defuse tensions, according to Priest River Police. Held at a packed Priest River Junior High School auditorium, the meeting was scheduled to discuss a contract with Branden Durst, a senior policy analyst with the Idaho Freedom Foundation who was hired June 7 to lead the district.