{"id":"MT-088","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"Missoula County Public Schools; Bozeman, Helena, Billings and Whitefish school districts, Montana","state":"MT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Boards of Trustees of the named school districts","authority":"Mont. Code Ann. Title 20 (school district trustees\u0027 authority over school operations), subject to DPHHS Temporary Emergency Rule I (MAR 37-960)","instrument":"School district mask requirements for the 2021-22 school year (Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, Billings, Whitefish)","title":"2021-22 school district mask requirements (Montana)","dateIssued":"2021-08-31","effective":"August-September 2021 (adoption dates by district not verified)","end":"Open-ended in Q3 2021, subject to the parental opt-out rule of Aug. 31, 2021","startDate":"2021-08-31","endDate":"2021-08-31","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","SCH"],"addressees":["students, staff and visitors of the named districts"],"clause":"The article names five districts that adopted mask mandates for the 2021-22 school year - Missoula, Whitefish, Bozeman, Billings, and Helena (Daily Montanan, Aug. 31, 2021); Missoula County Public Schools Superintendent Rob Watson stated \u0027the district\u0027s mask mandate will be enforced\u0027 (Montana Public Radio, Sept. 1, 2021)","enforcement":"District policy; conditioned by MAR 37-960 opt-outs","functions":["IN in-person instruction","WF workforce (school conditions for employees\u0027 children)","AC activities"],"notes":"Q3 2021 school-level orders in force in Montana\u0027s five largest districts by enrollment area","sourceUrl":"https://dailymontanan.com/2021/08/31/gianforte-chimes-in-on-school-mask-debate/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":258105,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MT","url":"/library/MT-088","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MT-088","citation":"Boards of Trustees of the named school districts, School district mask requirements for the 2021-22 school year (Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, Billings, Whitefish) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MT-088)","stateName":"Montana","related":["DUT-MT-019","MT-042"]}