At my daughter's school (UK secondary - year 9), they now 'expect' most children to have phones, and will generally ask them to use them if they need to call pa

At my daughter's school (UK secondary - year 9), they now 'expect' most children to have phones, and will generally ask them to use them if they need to call parents, or to take photos of material useful for homework. It seems very wrong, but also an easy time-saver for the school when most kids have them anyway.