BES gym offered for jury selection

The Boulder Elementary School Board of Trustees approved a request Feb. 9 to allow the Jefferson County District and Justice courts, as well as the Boulder City Court, to use the gym for jury selection.

The request follows guidelines issued by Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath, stating that the process of jury selection requires that those called to duty must be provided an opportunity to adequately socially distance themselves due to the ongoing pandemic, according to Jefferson County District Court Clerk Dorianne Woods. 

Boulder Board of Trustees Chairman Eric Rykal said that school gyms are large enough to accommodate that request.