Overview
- Lawmakers approved a change to Article 8 directing schools to promote the “correct” grammatical and orthographic use of Spanish, with the vote reported as either 17–14 or 18–14.
- PAN deputy Carlos Olson presented the measure and declared it the country’s first ban on inclusive language in schools, while Morena and PT legislators voted against it.
- The reform text does not define inclusive language or set sanctions, leading to uncertainty over enforcement and concerns about arbitrary censorship.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly said she does not agree with the Chihuahua reform, and a state diversity committee announced plans to challenge it.
- Businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego said he forbids inclusive language in his enterprises, a politician in Nuevo León pushed a similar proposal, and journalists noted spelling errors in the Chihuahua draft.