Overview
- Education officials and state authorities reviewed teacher consultation results at a national plenary on Saturday and advanced a proposal to set cellphone and digital-device rules that vary by students’ age.
- The SEP will roll out 'El ABC de las Emociones' with 16 million printed guides, 250,000 posters, and in‑school accompaniment starting Sept. 23 to pair any device limits with socioemotional support.
- Officials cited data showing heavy youth internet use — 33 percent of global users are minors and 95 percent of Mexican adolescents aged 12–17 have internet access — as a reason for seeking clearer school rules and protocols for online risks.
- Federal leaders said the aim is to harmonize policy nationally after 16 states already regulate phones, but they stressed teachers and families will be consulted on implementation.
- Journalists reported that the electronic teacher questionnaire lacked access controls and the SEP has not released participation totals, raising questions about the consultation’s transparency and how representative the results are.