Parents in the Omaha and Westside districts have formed groups focused on limiting elementary students' iPad use at school as part of a nationwide movement to limit technology in the classroom.
Scarlett Azucena Plascencia reads along during class at Gomez Heritage Elementary in Omaha on Dec. 11, 2025. In the Omaha Public Schools and many other area districts, students are issued iPads beginning in kindergarten that they use at school and often take home.
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An Omaha Public Schools iPad is seen at Norris Middle School in Omaha on July 29, 2020. OPS began issuing iPads to every student in 2020 to help with remote learning during the pandemic.
Deven Lee reads on a tablet during a seventh grade reading class at King Science Middle School in Omaha on April 16. Omaha Public Schools parents involved with the Schools Beyond Screens group have raised concerns about how much time students spend on devices during the school day.
Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of June 2026
Creighton women’s basketball coach Jim Flanery plays freeze tag with Jensen Lindgren Annual Creighton Abilities Basketball Camp at Creighton University in Omaha, on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Grayson Dix, left, and Creighton physical therapy student Weston Hirschi work on a dribbling drill at the Annual Creighton Abilities Basketball Camp at Creighton University in Omaha, on Friday, June 5, 2026.
“The Kiss” by Sophie Ryder is seen in the newly opened Polina Gardens located at 727 S 13th St. in Omaha, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Creighton physical therapy student Nick Friedman and Aiden Keckeisen are greeted with cheers as they arrive at the Annual Creighton Abilities Basketball Camp at Creighton University in Omaha, on Friday, June 5, 2026.
The Polina Gardens located at 727 S 13th St. in Omaha, opened to the public on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Karol Ulmer, right, talks to her grandnephew, Luke Arp, 4, at Polina Gardens located at 727 S 13th St. in Omaha, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Don Janousek, right poses for a picture with his grandson, Ethan Janousek and his Afghan hound, Arctic Storm, at Janousek Florists 4901 Charles St.. in Omaha, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Workers pour concrete on the Farnam Street bridge deck over highway 75 in Omaha, on Monday, June 1, 2026.
Ted Harris rigs his pole while fishing in Benson Park in Omaha on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Hunter Welchert, 7, points towards the next fishing spot as his uncle, Joshua, rigs his pole in Benson Park in Omaha, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
From left, family members Miguel Martinez, Kye Martinez, 3, and Chebna Altimeau spend time at the Cascade Fountain at Gene Leahy Mall Omaha on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
