Mexico's National Education Council banned the use of cell phones in primary and secondary schools

Published at: 19/09/2026 12:26 PM

The National Council of Educational Authorities of Mexico has agreed to a total restriction on the use of cell phones in primary and secondary school throughout the school day starting next month.

The decision is part of a unanimous agreement reached by the organization at its third national plenary meeting to regulate the use of these devices, Venezolana de Televisión reported on its website.

The announcement was made by the Secretary of Public Education, Mario Delgado, who stated that, in the case of upper secondary and higher education, the rules will be built by their own educational communities.

He added that institutions will strengthen mental health care for adolescents and young people aged 14 to 18 with the “ABC of emotions” strategy, which seeks to provide tools to recognize, understand and manage them.

Delgado referred to the launch of an outreach campaign, school meetings and classroom activities, in addition to the delivery of more than 16 million guides for students, families and teachers.

On July 20, the Government of Mexico announced the holding of regional forums to draft, through debates and consensus, a bill aimed at regulating the use of digital platforms and social networks by children and adolescents.

President Claudia Sheinbaum called for the use of scientific knowledge in this area. “That it translates into some regulatory scheme, but above all digital education, that moms and dads know what impacts their child sees eight hours a day on a technological device, how it loses its relationship with other social activities,” he said.

Mazo News Team