Georgia County Local libraries Step in to Help Online Classes With Public Schools All virtual, Local libraries Step in to Help

XAVIER BROWN:There will be five drop off locations on Thursday, they include Suwanee, Collins Hill, Dacula, Hamilton Mill and Peachtree Corners.

STEVEN GREY:we’re allowing the public to drop off all kinds of stuff like old laptops, chargers, tablets and cell phones!

BROWN:Without this program, Grey said a lot of the public schools would struggle to make sure every student was prepared for virtual leaning.

GREY:There is about 10,000 Gwinnett County Public school students, so they will defiantly need the technology to participate in the virtual semester!”

BROWN:Grey says public schools are underfunded, and the libraries hope this drive will help.

GREY: all public schools in Gwinnett county qualify for the materials.

BROWN:At the end of August the students who choose to return back to classes will be able to. But until then these electronics will be mandatory.

LAWRENCEVILLE, G.A. (NCC News) — In response to rising COVID-19 cases in the county,  five Gwinnett County libraries came together to have a drive where the community can come and turn in old electronics Aug. 6.

The five locations in the county include Suwanee, Collins Hill, Dacula, Hamilton Mill, and Peachtree Corners. The electronics  will be handled and managed here.The materials that don’t work will be accepted for the parts and recycling.

They will only be accepting laptops, chargers, cell phones and tablets. Cash donations will also be accepted to cover the cost of having the computers fixed which Steven Grey said cost around $50.

Four years into his time at the library, Gray said he has never seen the libraries or the county hold an event like this. Grey said it shows how much the community has come together to make this virtual learning for students go as smoothly as possible

“They will need the technology to keep up,” said Gray. “Some parents have opted to keep their children home” and Gray said  families and students shouldn’t be punished because they can’t afford equipment needed for the fall.

All public schools in the county will qualify for the supplies dropped off. The libraries hope these resources will help ease the burden when the school year returns Aug. 12.

 

 

 

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