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Mexican Deputy Proposes School-Led Rules on Classroom Phone Use

The proposal responds to concerns over attention and wellbeing by favoring locally agreed rules and guidance.

Overview

  • Deputy Diana Karina Barreras presented the initiative in Congress on Nov. 10, framing it as an educational, non-prohibitive approach.
  • Each school community—teachers, parents, and administrators—would set consensus rules for mobile-phone use during class time.
  • The draft includes pedagogical materials, teacher training in digital education, and orientation campaigns for families to support responsible use.
  • Barreras plans meetings in the coming weeks with school communities, child-protection groups such as Fundación PAS and Tejiendo Redes Infancia, and platforms including TikTok to refine the plan.
  • The measure, reported as an exhortation to the Education Ministry (SEP) to back school-level agreements, remains a proposal awaiting debate and has not been enacted.