Local schools ask for review of failing grade

Three of the 14 area schools included on a list of Montana schools that failed to meet new federal education requirements have requested a review by the state Office of Public Instruction.

The reviews were requested for Sunnyside Intermediate School, Box Elder Middle School, and Big Sandy High School, said Joe Lamson, communications director of the state Office of Public Instruction.

Lamson said Thursday that about 25 of the 179 Montana schools that did not meet the new requirements filed a response by last Friday's deadline requesting a review.

"We're trying to work with the districts and sch...