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Board weighs keeping district laptops at schools amid high loss and repair costs
Summary
Board members and staff discussed whether to keep the district's one‑to‑one laptops in school instead of sending them home, citing high loss and damage rates. IT reported tracking about 23,000 machines, roughly 1,800 unaccounted for since the program began, and repair and warranty arrangements with vendors.
Hernando County School Board members spent significant time debating whether the district should continue allowing students to take district-issued laptops home or keep devices at school.
Board members said teachers report students often bring devices uncharged or not at all, and some schools lack spare machines for classes when many students arrive without devices. Several board members suggested keeping laptops on campus for younger grades while allowing teacher discretion for older…
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