Marley Helvey, center, and her mother, Sarah Helvey, middle right, join with State Sens. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln, Rita Sanders of Bellevue and Dan Lonowski of Hastings, from left. Marley Helvey, a 15-year-old freshman at Omaha’s Westside High School, was among supporters of a bill from Sanders and Gov. Jim Pillen to ban cellphones during the school day. Feb. 4, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
LINCOLN — Students, teachers and Nebraska state officials largely testified Tuesday in favor of a proposal that would prohibit student use of cellphones during school, beginning this fall.
Legislative Bill 140 , from State Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen, would require school districts to adopt policies prohibiting students from using electronic communication devices while on school property or while attending a “school function.”…