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Durst witness says West Bonner owes him more than $400k
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Idaho Education News
Branden Durst hired an expert witness to testify in court that the West Bonner County School District owes its former superintendent $402,210.
Durst last year sued the school district, where he was superintendent for nearly four months, after the West Bonner school board terminated his contract.
But Durst later claimed that West Bonner trustees “intentionally misrepresented the nature and purpose” of the letter and breached his contract.
West Bonner has denied Durst’s allegations in filings with the First Judicial District Court in Bonner County.
West Bonner paid Durst $55,060.87 between June 2023 and December 2023, according to payroll records.