Galician students demand digital fairness

Students from several Galician schools told the Parliament of Galicia on Tuesday that digital education must be “safe, fair and equitable.” (europapress.es) The demand came during a children’s plenary held under the Global Campaign for Education in the parliament chamber in Santiago de Compostela. (europapress.es) Two sixth-grade students from Colegio Inmaculada La Salle in Santiago opened by saying digital schooling is not just about swapping paper books for tablets. They said the method, support and access matter. (europapress.es) The pupils asked for stronger teacher training in digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and for a technical assistance structure that works when devices or platforms fail. (europapress.es) They tied that request to inequality, arguing that weak support systems can leave some students behind when access depends on functioning hardware, connectivity and trained staff. (europapress.es) The intervention lands as Galicia is preparing a digital education law that the regional government has described as the first of its kind in Spain and Europe. The Xunta opened a public consultation on the bill on February 19, 2025. (xunta.gal) That proposed law is meant to define rights and duties in the digital school environment and to “shield” quality and equity, according to the Xunta’s outline. (xunta.gal) Elsewhere, governments are also tightening school tech rules. Ontario said its 2024-25 rules bar mobile-device use during class for Grade 7 and above, and ban use throughout the school day for Grade 6 and below, with limited exceptions. (ontario.ca) (news.ontario.ca) Manitoba has taken a different track, holding an Artificial Intelligence in Education Summit on January 16, 2026, with Premier Wab Kinew and Education Minister Tracy Schmidt framing the focus as responsible classroom use. (news.gov.mb.ca) In Galicia’s chamber, the students’ message was narrower and more practical: if schools are going digital, they want trained teachers, dependable support and equal access. (europapress.es)