Curitiba regulates cell phone use in schools

Three months after the federal government passed the law regulating the use of cell phones in schools, the Municipal Department of Education (SME) of Curitiba regulated the issue. Law 15100/2025 is the result of concerns about children's excessive exposure to cell phones and smartphones and prohibits the non-educational use of electronic devices within schools. Despite the delay in regulation, the SME ordinance is essentially a reproduction of t…