Overview

• Salta and Neuquén have prohibited cellphone use in classrooms for students and teachers starting this term under provincial mandates.
• Classroom use of devices is limited to pedagogical objectives and requires teachers to justify each instance in their lesson plans.
• Secondary students must secure their own cellphones while parents of initial and primary pupils are held responsible for device care.
• The bans respond to data showing 54% of 15-year-olds report daily distraction by their own phones in class, the highest rate among 80 countries in PISA 2022.
• Educational technology specialists at the Universidad de San Andrés warn outright prohibitions risk undermining digital inclusion and propose structured integration of devices to enhance learning.