Nebraska lawmakers advance bill allowing parental notification for school library checkouts

Nebraska lawmakers set to debate winner-take-all Electoral College model on floor of Legislature

The Nebraska Legislature is set to debate two measures to restore a winner-take-all model for the state's future presidential elections, but the future of the measures in the Senate still

No more waiting – Schools must notify parents immediately under reworked House bill

Parents in Washington just scored a big win in their right to know what’s happening with their kids at school.

Nebraska lawmakers advance bill allowing parental notification for school library checkouts

Nebraska could soon require public schools to inform parents about the books their children check out from libraries if they want to monitor their reading materials.

A proposed school book database law moves forward in Nebraska statehouse

A Nebraska legislative proposal would require creating a public online or hard-copy catalog of all books in the district’s libraries, categorized by school building. (Stock photo by Johner Images/Getty Images)LINCOLN —  A bill requiring all public school districts to adopt a policy so parents can see what materials are in school libraries advanced with a vote Tuesday after a roughly 90-minute debate.  State Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil, who filed…

Nebraska considering bill requiring schools to notify parents about library checkouts

Sen. Dave Murman said his bill (LB390) would give parents greater transparency, but opponents said it puts surveillance on students and was an unfunded mandate for schools to follow.

Parental rights bill fails amid child protection concerns

(The Dakota Scout)Concerns over child protection led South Dakota House members to reject a conference committee report Wednesday that would have established parental rights as "fundamental" in state law.Representatives voted 39-31 against the report on Senate Bill 113 after an emotional hour-long debate, primarily objecting to the removal of language explicitly protecting children from abuse and neglect.