In Re the Petitions to Transfer Territory From Belgrade Elementary & High School Districts No. 44 to Monforton Elementary District No. 27

¶ 1 Belgrade Elementary and High School District No. 44 (“Belgrade School District”) appeals from the Order entered by the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, affirming the decisions of the Gallatin County Superintendent of Schools which granted transfers of territory from Belgrade School District. Belgrade School District contends that the District Court erred when it concluded that §§ 20-6-213(5) and -320(5), MCA, the statutes which confer authority to county superintendents of schools to grant or deny petitions to transfer territory among school districts, are…