Court order on charter schools a win for Montana

Education leaders have the tremendous opportunity and responsibility to implement public charter schools for the benefit of Montana’s children.

Woke organizations, with no accountability to our taxpayers, used our Montana court system to attack me and delay the opening of public charter schools that were passed under HB 549 during the 2023 legislative session. These manufactured, politically motivated delays put Montana students, families and schools in harm’s way.

As a constitutional officer, I took an oath to uphold the laws that govern our great state. When my office is tasked with creating guidance for our schools, I put that oath into practice by following the letter of the law. Legislators, the Board of Public Education and unaccountable associations demanded that I ignore my constitutional duty.