The first of Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2025 legislative priorities advanced Thursday to the full Nebraska Legislature: banning most student cellphones in public K-12 schools. The Legislature’s Education Committee voted 7-0,

Gov. Jim Pillen testified in support of a bill to ban student cell phone use in schools on Tuesday. During the hearing, Pillen cited two main reasons for the proposal: first, that cell phones are a major distraction in classrooms,