Gianforte visits Billings, praises school re-openings
Governor visits Billings-area school
and last updated 2021-03-05 21:20:49-05
Montana is leading the country in reopening schools.
That s what Republican Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said on a visit to Billings on Friday.
The governor and state schools Superintendent Elsie Arntzen received a welcome at Elder Grove School, where he read The Cat In The Hat to first graders.
Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., reads to Elder Grover 1st grade class.
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The governor and the superintendent heard from parents, teachers and administrators at the Lincoln Center.
Lincoln Center Board Room.
KTVQ photo It was interesting to hear the amount of work that went into making decisions about how to open schools, Gianforte said. Whether we should go with a hybrid or full-time or completely remote. And in the end, I think they made the right decision to have kids back in the classroom learning, because the kids benefited and the famil