Three weeks into the new school year, many Richland 1 students still don’t have laptops that are normally issued before classes start.
“We fully understand the importance of laptops in supporting student learning, and we recognize the impact this shortage has on our students’ academics. This is not acceptable,” Richland 1 Superintendent Todd Walker wrote in an email to parents last week. “We know that students need laptops every year at the beginning of the year.”
Classes began Aug. 11…