Overview
- The local Congress voted unanimously to approve reforms to articles 7, 9, 64 and 129 of the Mexico City Law of Education, with the final votes cast on May 21 and May 22, 2026.
- The rule bars in-class use and routine portation of phones in primary and secondary schools but preserves exceptions for classroom activities, emergencies and teacher-authorized uses.
- The reform adds the principle of “aprendizaje digital responsable” and strengthens SECTEI’s power to design guidelines that schools must translate into school-specific protocols.
- The decree will take effect one day after it is published in the Gaceta Oficial, after which schools and SECTEI must issue implementation lineamientos and teacher training plans.
- Supporters cited teacher surveys and international data on distraction, cyberbullying and online exploitation as reasons for the reform, and the same legislative session also approved measures to criminalize phishing and create a Secretariat of Sport.