Havre bans buses from other districts

The Havre school board voted 4-2 Tuesday night to forbid other school districts from entering its boundaries to pick up students.

The decision reinforced Havre's attempt last year to deny the Cottonwood Elementary School District the ability to bus students who live in Havre to Cottonwood School, 22 miles north of Havre. It also nullified a 26-year-old agreement with KG Public Schools, an agreement that allowed KG buses to enter Havre to pick up students.

"I think we must not allow any district to enter our territory," Havre Public Schools Superintendent Kirk Miller said. "State dollars are ba...