On 19 Wednesday, the Federal Government officially regulated the law that restricted the use of electronic devices in schools, including prohibiting the use of mobile phones. The set of standards has been valid by 15.100/2025 Law since the beginning of this year, but now the most special directives have been approved and explained in detail.
One of the new information contains exceptions for a student to use these devices. Cases include whether the student needs a tablet or smartphone “Auxiliary technology in the teaching process“And in cases”Monitoring and maintenance of health conditions“. In both cases, The presentation of a certificate, a medical report or another document is mandatory. It was signed by a healthcare specialist.
12.385/2025 Decree signed by President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva states that educational institutions will be free to choose themselves “How to use mobile phones pedagogically“,”incompatibility results“And also”How will devices be stored” – use is prohibited not only during classes, but also during recess and other intervals.
Teachers and other educational professionals can have new formations in digital educationIncluding instructions on the responsible use of electronics and how to determine whether a student has symptoms of complications due to lack of device.
It is also up to schools “Awareness actions about the risks of excessive use of mobile phones and other portable electronics“. Institutions still need Encourage the welcome areas to any person in the teaching environment This occurs in routine adaptation without using these devices.
MEC offers a guide to help parents
The Ministry of Education (Mec) benefited from the legal regulation to initiate two guides that bring strategies and instructions to support the implementation of the legislation. Booklets aim to help parents and teachers who need to apply new rules in the classroom during the adaptation of their children.
In the document for parents, Tips on how to create a home dialogue about the law and to promote young people’s use of technology. Throughout the day. Guides also have practical instructions and strategies for the conscious use of mobile phones in the classroom “Enrich teaching and expand access to educationEspecially in the context of inequality.
The law, which restricts the use of mobile phones in schools, was discussed during 2024 and was spent in Congress before going to the presidential sanction in January this year. The most widely used argument The use of these devices prevents students’ focus and concentration and damages the speed of the classroom.
In France, such mobile devices have been banned in a school environment since 2018. In the first days of the application, the Brazilian law was mixed by the school community: a petition made by a teacher and even with the high participation of students. I do not agree with the boundaries set by the current text.
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Source: Tec Mundo
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