Timberline teacher paid $400,000

Last September, the Boise School District suspended Timberline High School teacher Laura Boulton over alleged “inappropriate” behavior toward students and colleagues.

The Idaho Statesman reports the suspension spurred outrage among students, who held walkouts and called for the district to reinstate her.

Boulton accused the district of retaliating against her for reporting an incident of alleged sexual misconduct — a narrative the district denied.

Nearly a year later, the district has agreed to pay Boulton $400,000 as part of an agreement that includes her voluntarily submitting a letter of resignation.

The document also includes an agreement between Boulton and the district “not to pursue any action against the other in any forum,” and says that Boulton would be a member of an executive level committee in the district to provide training to teachers on “appropriate boundaries in relationships between students and staff.”