Catalonia proposes under-14 school AI ban in planned digital-wellbeing law — 23 September 2026

Catalonia proposes an under-14 school AI restriction

STATUS — GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL / PLANNED DRAFT LEGISLATION. This is not a current classroom rule and the proposed AI restriction is not yet in force.

On 22 September 2026, Catalonia's government said it wants a planned digital-wellbeing law to regulate screens and artificial intelligence in education. The proposal includes prohibiting pupils under 14 from using AI in educational settings.

The timetable matters. Government reporting says a legal memorandum is expected in November 2026 and the preliminary draft bill is planned for March 2027. Until legislation is drafted, debated and approved, this remains a government proposal rather than a binding rule.

The proposal sits alongside a wider digital-health programme focused on children's screen use, reading, social-media access and digital wellbeing. The government says it wants the eventual law to turn parts of the guidance into enforceable standards.

For schools, the important distinction is between a political announcement and a rule already in force. Autism & Me is therefore labelling this item as PLANNED LEGISLATION / GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL, not as an enacted AI ban.

Primary source: 3Cat, 22 September 2026 — https://www.3cat.cat/3catinfo/el-govern-vol-regular-les-pantalles-i-prohibir-lus-de-la-ia-als-menors-de-14-anys-als-centres-educatius/noticia/3429978/

Verification source: El Nacional, 22 September 2026 — https://www.elnacional.cat/es/politica/govern-anuncia-prohibira-por-ley-uso-pantallas-en-menores-14-anos-en-escuela_1699039_102.html

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