Overview

• Law 8.474’s regulation will ban personal cellphones in Salta’s public and private schools from July 28, allowing devices only for approved pedagogical purposes.
• Neuquén’s Law 3.520 goes into effect next Monday, requiring phones to remain off and out of sight in all school levels unless used under teacher supervision for curricular tasks.
• Both provinces will discourage informal WhatsApp groups between teachers and students following grooming, cyberbullying and related criminal complaints.
• Salta will roll out technology-responsibility campaigns and collaborate with the Cybercrime Prosecutor’s Office to train school communities on digital risks.
• Salta’s government confirmed it will not restore extra class hours but will pay outstanding wages to teachers who taught the extra sessions from January to April.