Recently, the Querétaro Congress approved a law that will prohibit the use of cell phones in schools, in order to regulate children’s and adolescents’ access to social media during school hours.
This law aims to ensure the well-being of minors while they browse the internet. Below, we share all the details about the cell phone ban in Querétaro schools.
What is the Kuri Law?
The full Querétaro State Congress unanimously approved the reform to the Law for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in the Digital Environment, which focuses on new measures to regulate cell phone use in schools.
This will restrict minors’ access to social media during school hours.
The so-called “Kuri Law” stipulates that minors under 14 years of age may not be registered on any social media platform, while those between 14 and 18 years of age must have the authorization of their parents or guardians.
This means that social media platforms must implement better mechanisms, which must be able to recognize when a user is a minor.
The main factor behind the new law is the ban on cell phones in schools in the state of Querétaro, as this will promote better school coexistence among students.
Objective of the cell phone ban in Querétaro schools
The main objective of the Kuri Law is to strengthen security measures against digital crimes, especially against minors, as many have been victims of serious crimes. Fortunately, penalties for those who commit such crimes have been toughened.
Now, those who use digital media to contact a minor under 18 years of age with criminal intent will be punished with three to six years in prison and fines of one thousand to two thousand times the daily value of the UMA (Urban and Urban Planning Unit).
Source: tusbuenasnoticias
