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Missoula trustees vote to join Upper7 lawsuit challenging Montana school funding
Summary
The Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees voted to join Upper7 Law in litigation alleging the state’s school funding system is constitutionally inadequate; trustees cited underfunding across multiple categories and one trustee abstained.
The Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees voted to join Upper7 Law in litigation alleging Montana’s public-school funding system is unconstitutional, the board decided after a presentation and discussion that included local educators, union representatives and the district superintendent.
Attorney Andres Halliday of Upper7 Law told the board the firm has been meeting with districts, superintendents, parents and other stakeholders across Montana for more than a year to assess interest in a lawsuit that would challenge whether the state is providing equitable, constitutionally adequate funding. "We think now is the appropriate time, to get involved here," Halliday said during his presentation.
The board’s discussi…
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