Overview
- The Secretaría de Educación Pública released a nationwide teacher consultation on Monday showing 81% support for national lineamientos to regulate cellphone use in schools.
- SEP survey results report concrete classroom harms with 48% of teachers saying phones reduce student attention and 38.7% saying social-media conflicts spill into lessons.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum and Education Secretary Mario Delgado confirmed the federal government is drafting national guidelines to harmonize policy across the country.
- Nineteen states already have local bans or rules, some schools use custodial measures like phone boxes, and parents' groups in Sonora are pushing for a total ban on basic education phones.
- International studies cited by coverage link bans to test-score gains but policymakers face equity trade-offs because some students rely on phones for internet access and will need exceptions for safety, pedagogy or accessibility.