Governor Gianforte Calls for "Cell Phone-Free" Schools

HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today asked Montana superintendents and school board trustees to adopt policies to limit learning distractions in the classroom and improve student academic performance by establishing "cell phone-free" schools.

For our Montana students to reach their full, outstanding potential, "we should seek to remove distractions and disruptions in our schools, a place where students should be focused on learning," Gov. Gianforte wrote in a letter to Montana superintendents and trustees. "Unfortunately, cell phones distract students and disrupt the learning environm...