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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They only thing that was strange/offputting about the article to me was that two employed adults paying less than $2000/m in rent had their two children sharing the school provided device for online learning. Was there a reason they couldn't spend $300 on a chromebook? Was that not allowed by the school? Makes no sense.[/quote]

I thought about that and figured that they probably couldn't get out to a store to buy something because they were all closed 
and things like Amazon deliveries were super delayed. I know other people of relative means who had similar problems.[/quote]

There's basically a massive shortage right now of ipads and chromebooks approved for distance learning. It isn't just the stores, it's the Chinese supply chain. The linked article explains that NYC (where these people are) recently purchased over 300,000 new devices for students but there have been massive supply problems. Same things with other big districts, like Boston. My guess is the kids will get another school provided chromebook but they're waiting for it.

https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2020/04/device_blog_placeholder_copy.html
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Can confirm that getting an appropriate/affordable chromebook has been exceptionally difficult (and we've been trying to buy one on our own). [/quote]

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