The Use of Cell Phones and the Art of Balance

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The recent presentation of the Bill on the Responsible Use of Electronic Devices in Education Centers (File 25153), which seeks to prohibit cell phones in Costa Rican classrooms, the regulation promoted by the Minister of Education and the findings of the Tenth State Report on Education 2025, have sparked an urgent debate. Should cell phones be banned in school?Or should we learn to regulate their use responsibly?It cannot be denied: the excessi…