The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, will suppress individual use of tablets and laptops In all public and concerted schools, as announced by the regional government on Wednesday in an informative note. In addition, schoolchildren cannot take these devices home. The measure affects students of early and primary education (from zero to 12 years). It will apply from next year, 2025/26. He Autonomic Government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso Prepare a decree which will reverse the measure of schools that have replaced paper textbooks with digital books. The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, explained on social networks that «in the community of Madrid Our priority is to protect childhood and knowledge ». In this sense, Díaz Ayuso stressed that «After listening to familiesteachers and doctors, We were pioneers to ban mobiles at school, Now we limit the use of screens to the strictly necessary ».
The Minister of the Presidency, Miguel Ángel García, after the Governing Council has stressed that “he returns to the ESSENCE OF EDUCATION Adapted to today’s times, to books, to the dictates and calligraphy, which we will make compatible with which students have digital skills ».
The Norma will affect more than 2,000 schools and more than half a million students. The measure establishes:
- 1) the individual use within the center itself. It will only be shared and supervised, with a maximum of up to two hours per week (depending on age), to perform group work.
- 2) The most have claimed for many parents: The devices will have to stay at school and they cannot take home.
- 3) No devices will be allowed for the 0-3 year stage. This decision follows the indications of pediatricians.
In the Community of Madrid our priority is to protect childhood and knowledge.
After listening to families, teachers and doctors, we were pioneers in banning mobiles at school, we now limit the use of screens to the strictly necessary. pic.twitter.com/p4fnxzjht
– Isabel Díaz Ayuso (@idiazayuso) March 19, 2025
In the second cycle of Infant (3-6 years) and in the first two elementary courses (6-8 years), the Shared use between two or more students will be a weekly hour.
Students of 3rd and 4th Primary (8-10 years) will have an hour and a half for their joint employment during the week.
Those of 5th and 6th grade (10-12 years) can use them with these conditions a maximum of two hours per week.
Exceptions for some children
The standard will also collect some exceptions to restrictions on the use of tablets and laptops:
- It will apply to students with specific support needs that need digital resources. Parents will have to present a psychopedagogical report. These children can use these digital tools without any maximum number of hours.
- Its use will also be allowed for optional subjects or projects in which they are essential to develop the work or certain activities required.
