We got our kids old phones with the free Shaw plans when they started taking Calgary Transit to/from school, allowed them to call if something went wrong, check transit schedules, use Google Maps etc. In high school my oldest has had some expectation of having a device in class - teachers asking students to look something up etc. However I think the Ontario approach is probably reasonable - no use in class for younger grades, and at older grades only when explicitly requested by the teacher.
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