Overview
- The Xunta of Galicia, which published the draft Thursday, would give every public‑school student from 5th grade an official email for school use only that is not private and subject to staff access under justified, written protocols.
- The proposal establishes a right to digital disconnection for students, families and teachers by restricting out‑of‑hours messages except in justified emergencies with penalties for violations.
- The draft bans mobile phones and similar personal devices throughout the entire school day and during all school activities with narrow exceptions for health needs, emergencies or explicitly supervised lessons.
- Artificial intelligence tools could not make decisions about students on their own and the text forbids facial recognition, biometric tracking and any labeling of students by neurotype.
- Education officials project approval late this year or early next with the law taking full effect in the 2027–2028 school year after parliamentary debate.