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Ottawa Parent Questions Technology Use in Kindergarten

Original: Anyone have experience fully opting out of “appropriate use of technology” in OCDSB, in the lower grades? My junior kind

An Ottawa parent is asking whether other families have managed to fully opt out of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board's "appropriate use of technology" expectations in the early grades, arguing a junior kindergarten child is too young to start lessons in digital citizenship. The question has drawn modest engagement, reflecting a broader debate among parents over how much screen and device exposure young children should face at school.

Why now: Parents are actively debating the right age for children to begin school-mandated technology use.

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• Anyone have experience fully opting out of “appropriate use of technology” in OCDSB, in the lower grades? My junior kindergartener does not actually need to start learning digital citizenship this year; there is plenty of time for them to learn that after they’ve learned the… · cassey@ottawa.place · 9

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