In RE PETITION OF BILLINGS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 v. Gazette

¶1 The Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, directed Billings High School District No. 2 (School District) to release certain documents related to teachers D.M. and P.G. to the Billings Gazette (Gazette) pursuant to Montana’s statutory and constitutional “right to know” provisions. The District Court also denied the Gazette’s request for attorney fees.

¶2 The Billings Education Association (BEA), D.M. and P.G. appeal from the District Court’s underlying determinations that D.M. and P.G. have no reasonable expectation of privacy in their conduct as public employees and, even…