School boards assail open-meeting ruling

HELENA - A court ruling earlier this year that opened to the public meetings of top officials of the Montana university system should be overturned so it won't apply to meetings of school superintendents and principals, the Montana School Boards' Association says.

The organization has told the state Supreme Court that existing law is enough to ensure the public's right to know what government is doing and to participate in the process.

''There is no basis for extending these rights to the extent provided in the District Court's order,'' the association said in written arguments filed with t...