Estado de México school anti-doping test initiative, Digi Mart USA News (Estado de México, Mexico): A legislative initiative to introduce anti-doping tests in schools in the State of Mexico has been presented to the state Congress. The proposal would reform the state education law to combat substance use among young people.
The initiative was formally presented by the Morena caucus and is sponsored by deputy Yesica Yanet Rojas Hernández. Its stated approach is strictly preventive and focused on public health, aiming to avoid school marginalization of affected students by directing them to support and rehabilitation programs rather than applying punitive sanctions.
Under the proposal, public secondary, upper-secondary (preparatoria or bachillerato) and higher-education institutions would require a negative anti-doping certificate as part of enrollment or re-enrollment procedures. According to the draft Article 6 bis and its explanatory statement, a positive result would not constitute grounds for permanent exclusion or sanction.
Instead, the school would refer the student to a prevention or comprehensive treatment program, with parents or guardians involved where appropriate. Reinstatement would be conditional on following the treatment prescribed by health authorities, and all case management would guarantee confidentiality, informed consent, non-stigmatization and respect for human rights.
The proposal also states that the state government would cover the cost of the medical tests so families are not burdened. The certificate would need to be issued by certified laboratories, be valid for no more than 30 days at the time of enrollment or re-enrollment, and be provided free of charge.
Implementation would begin on the date the measure is published in the state’s Official Gazette. The State Secretariat of Education, working with the State Health Secretariat and the Mexiquense Institute Against Addictions, would issue specific guidelines within 90 natural days, and schools would then have 180 days to make adjustments across the three education levels.
As of the source report, the initiative remains a proposal and has not been approved.
