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News and updates on Montana schools, education policy, and local districts. This archive covers K-12 education, school board decisions, curriculum changes, and statewide education issues. Reports on Missoula County Public Schools’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic are also included.

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Alberton Principal Threatens To Call Police on Students Who Protest Masks Friday

A national movement of parents, students, teachers, and staff called Mom’s For Liberty has set tomorrow, September 10th, as a nationwide school walkout event protesting mask mandates. The walkout is set to start at 10 AM. Parents of Alberton School students shared stories with Missoula County Tyranny yesterday about their children being threatened by school…

New Emergency Rule on Parental Choice for Mask Mandates Misses the Mark?

The Montana Department of Health and Human Services, along with Governor Greg Gianforte, announced a new “emergency rule” this afternoon concerning mask mandates in schools. This has been a hot button issue for concerned parents who have been protesting and attending school board meetings to demand their rights to make health decisions for the children.…

Montana Public Health: No Evidence Masks Work, Missoula Schools Defiant

Defiantly, Missoula schools said that parents who choose not to mask their children opt into “virtual learning.”

Missoula School Mask Lawsuit Filed: Parents have “fundamental liberty interest in the care, custody, and control of their children”

Stand Up Montana and 11 parents are the plaintiffs listed in a lawsuit filed yesterday against Missoula County Public Schools and Missoula County. Other defendants in the suit include Elementary District 1, High School District 1, Target Range School District, and Hellgate Elementary School District. In an interview with KGVO, the attorney representing the parents,…

Missoula Parents and School Employees Raise Legal Funds For Mask Lawsuit

After Missoula County Schools Superintendent Rob Watson shutdown in-person access to school board meetings and finalized mask requirements for students and staff, despite overwhelming demands for parental choice, Missoula parents and school staff are stepping up their fight against the school board’s unscientific mask mandates. Missoulian and parent Joseph Suchanic took to GoFundMe just over…

Regarding Masks Mandates, Montana Governor and State Superintendent Urge School Boards, Administrators to Listen to Parents and Science

“As we have heard from hundreds of parents across Montana, it is critical our kids get back into the classroom in as normal a setting.”

Missoula Superintendent Watson: Mandatory Mask Mandate For Students “Until Further Notice”

Citing no science, Superintendent Rob Watson shares draft letter to parents mandating masks with staff and teachers first.

Missoula Superintendent Watson Switches to Zoom-only COVID-19 Reopening Meeting Day After Major Public Comment

MCPS Superintendent Rob Watson does not want Missoula parents showing up in person again.

Parents Come Armed With Data to Missoula Public Schools “COVID Task Force” Reopening Meeting

UPDATE (Aug 4th @ 10:30pm): Superintendent Rob Watson distributed a draft letter meant for parents to teachers and staff outlining mask mandates for the 2021-2022 school year. UPDATE (Aug 4th @ 1:20pm): Superintendent Rob Watson sent an email to Board of Trustees this morning saying that the next COVID-19 meeting would be Zoom-only citing specious…

Missoula County Health: “Children Should Wear Masks,” Demands Unvaccinated “Do So Immediately”

Citing an increase in alleged COVID-19 hospitalizations, Missoula County Health Department Director D’Shane Barnett announced in a press release on Tuesday that all Missoulians should mask their faces again, “especially” children 11 years old or younger and that people who have chosen not to take the COVID-19 injection, “should do so immediately.” According to the…

11 Montana, 3 Missoula Educators Pledge to Teach Racism a “Defining Characteristic” of Present Day US in Defiance of AG Opinion

Montana educators are ready for racialized struggle sessions that teach “racism a defining characteristic of our society today.”

Hellgate Elementary Votes to “Allow” Parents to Decide On Masks for Fall, County Health Recommends COVID-19 Injections

Not everything will be returning to normal, however. Masks will still be required on busses. Signs for washing hands and social distancing remain, as will much of the plexiglass.

Big Sky Student Seriously Ill After Missoula Public Schools, Public Health Coerce COVID-19 Vaccine Without Parental Consent

Big Sky High School Principal Jennifer Courtney and Superintendent Rob Watson told the student that “good people get vaccinated.”

VIDEO: East Helena Mothers Kicked Out of School Board Meeting by Superintendent

In a video posted May 17th to the MT Women for Freedom Facebook Group, concerned mothers can be seen attempting to attend the East Helena School Board meeting before being blocked by the Superintendent. The meeting was set to review masking policy for the school district and school children. In the video, officials, including Superintendent…