Thursday, September 19, 2013

Davis school changes netbook policy to decrease damage

<p>KAYSVILLE Overall damage to netbooks given to each student at Centennial Junior High is declining, thanks to changes in how the school allows the students to use the device.</p><p>No longer are students able to take the netbooks home, which is dramatically decreasing the damages that occurs while the units are transported between home and school in backpacks, stored in students' lockers, or the typical accidents that can happen while away from school premises.</p><p>One netbook had been run over by a car last year, according to school officials.</p><p>Any damage to the netbooks was previously paid for by the students. The school wanted to prevent students from taking the netbooks home from the beginning, but due to state regulations in how the program operated, they were unable to make changes until this year.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2013/09/19/davis-school-changes-netbook-policy-decrease-damage">Keep reading...</a></p>

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