Tort filed against school district
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September 11, 2013 |
Boundary County School District 101 was notified
September 6 of a tort claim seeking $250,000 in damages by a
local family contending wrongful suspension from
Bonners Ferry High School last March in relation
to a bomb threat.
Bobby, Heidi and Chase Invernon contend that
Chase was improperly suspended for allegedly
making a bomb threat with non-existent evidence.
The complainants allege that despite request,
their attorney was not advised of an expulsion
hearing April 11, when Chase was expelled for
"conduct, in the judgment of the board, is such
as to be continuously disruptive of school
discipline or the instructional effectiveness of
the school."
The family alleges that there was no mention
made related to bomb threats, though both former
Bonners Ferry High School Principal Kirk Hoff
and superintendent Dick Conley asserted that the
suspension and expulsion would be for bomb
threats at the school.
The family asserts that since the allegations,
Chase has been subjected to violence, and that
he and his parents have lost income, wages,
enjoyment of life, mental suffering, emotional
pain and loss of reputation in the community.
In addition to family members, the tort claim
names participation in the alleged wrongful acts
by Conley, Hoff, former trustee Gil Hagen, new
high school principal Tim Gering, Teresa
Mulvaney, Ed DePriest, former trustee Lisa
Dirks, Steve Morton, trustee David Brinkman,
incoming trustees Mike Weland and Beverly
Krichbaum, trustee Melanie Staples, Jerry
Jiminez and Conrad Garner. |
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