Overview
- Parents in Mexico City voiced strong support for restricting students' possession and use of cellphones and social networks in basic education, citing distraction and documented digital harms.
- Local legislators in the Congress of Mexico City are considering proposals to limit phones in schools, while some principals warn the plans overlook gaps in computer labs, internet access and teacher training.
- Several primary schools in Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Álvaro Obregón already bar phones in class or see little phone presence due to poor connectivity, underscoring uneven conditions across campuses.
- Specialists such as Miriam Martínez argue a blanket ban is not a root solution and call for robust teacher preparation and digital-literacy programs for educators and families.
- Peru's Education Ministry published a January draft regulation under Law Nº 32385 empowering schools to restrict or prohibit devices, with explicit exceptions for educational activities, medically documented health or disability needs and emergency situations.