Nebraska Governor: Ban Cellphones in Schools
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) urged lawmakers to ban students from using cellphones at school. During a state Senate Education Committee hearing Tuesday, Pillen told legislators he supports the measure that Sen. Rita Sanders (R) introduced. The bill, (S-140), requires…
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school boards in public school districts to adopt the ban. “Our teachers need to be focused on helping their students learn, not policing cellphone use. [The bill] provides a commonsense approach to this issue, so that all our schools are on a level playing field,” Pillen said.