Overview
- Education Minister José Antonio Chang Escobedo told the Congressional budget commission on Tuesday that the Ministry of Education will soon issue rules that let school directors and teachers intervene in violent cases and apply graduated sanctions.
- The measures would allow schools to separate aggressors from victims and place offenders in alternative programs or remote study so the right to education is preserved while victims are protected.
- Minedu said it will regulate student mobile-phone use to limit access to social networks and cited European guidance on screen limits; a 2025 law restricting phones remains without formal implementation and the new rules would operationalize or supplement it.
- The ministry plans multidisciplinary consultations with the Colegio de Psicólogos del Perú, specialists and community representatives to design prevention, attention and response protocols for school violence.
- The norms are being developed but have not been published yet, so parents, schools and regional authorities should expect formal regulations and implementation guidance in the coming weeks.