Now we know their agenda. Now we know that the school board needs to be replaced. The schools in Billings have been unmasked literally and figuratively.
A Yellowstone County judge has now ruled that Billings teachers, fearing retaliation from the school district or their union bosses, can now speak out anonymously against the mask mandates in court. We spoke with Brooke Hudson from MakeMaskingOptional.com
Yesterday after Governor Gianforte and the State Health Department issued their rule on making Masks optional for kids at school, the Superintendent of Billings School District 2 came out with this letter stating that they will still require masks at school.
A rally in support of optional masks in the Billings public schools is planned for Tuesday night at 5:30 pm on the Yellowstone County courthouse lawn. Jenna McKinney is with the Montana Family Rights Alliance and says the rally is not simply a protest against mask mandates, but a rally FOR optional mask wearing.
When it comes to the abrupt reversal announced by SD2 Superintendent Greg Upham over the weekend- it wasn't just a slap in the face to parents and kids, it was an even bigger slap in the face to teachers and to the teachers union.
School District 2 has finally made a decision on mask wearing for the new school year that starts next week. Although it should not have taken this long, it was the right one.
According to the Montana Office of Public Instruction Billings Elementary Schools and Billings High Schools are receiving almost $46M in Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief Funding. Are we going to get a return on our investment?