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Senate committees approve limits on students’ cellphone use in Mexico
Two committees in Mexico’s Senate unanimously approved a proposed change to the General Education Law on personal devices in schools.
The measure covers public and private schools across the national education system.
In early childhood, preschool, primary and secondary education, students would generally be barred from using phones and other personal devices during the school day.
Use would be allowed for planned educational activities and for emergencies, health needs, disability, accessibility, inclusion or other particular circumstances.
In upper secondary education, schools would limit non-educational use according to their context and agreements with the school community.
In higher education, communities would set agreements while promoting responsible use and respecting university autonomy.
The committees said the goal is to help students focus, learn and interact, while keeping technology in service of learning.
The full Senate is due to discuss and vote on the measure.
Two Senate committees in Mexico unanimously approved a bill to limit students’ use of personal phones and other devices in schools.
The bill would restrict their use throughout the school day for students in early, preschool, primary and secondary education, with specified exceptions.
For upper-secondary schools, it would limit non-educational use according to each institution’s needs and context.
The measure was due to be debated and voted on by the full Senate during its session on October 13.
- Who
- The Senate’s Education and First Legislative Studies committees approved the bill.
- What
- The bill would set rules for students’ use of personal digital devices in schools.
- When
- The committees approved it before the Senate’s October 13 session.
- Where
- Mexico’s Senate.
- Why
- The committees said the measure responds to concerns from parents and teachers and aims to support students’ attention, learning and social development.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Senate’s Education and First Legislative Studies committees unanimously approved the bill.
The bill was scheduled for debate and a vote by the full Senate during its ordinary session.
- Committee vote
- Unanimous approval
- Relevant law
- General Education Law
- School levels with restricted device use
- Early, preschool, primary and secondary education
- Exceptions
- Educational purposes, emergencies, disability, accessibility, inclusion and health needs
- Senate session
- October 13, 2026
What people are saying
Technology is not an adversary of education, as long as it serves learning and does not compete with it.
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