City of Port St. Lucie program offers free mobile hot spots to help students stay connected

Distance learning has become a way of life in this pandemic, so reliable internet is more important than ever.

SO RELIABLE INTERNET IS MOREIMPORTANT THAN EVER.

NEW THISMORNING, WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5JON SHAINMAN TAKES A CLOSERLOOK AT A NEW PROGRAM IN ONETREASURE COAST CITY KEEPINGKIDS CONNECTED.LAYALI BAZAR HAS A HEAVYCOURSE LOAD.

CLASSES AT FORTPIERCE CENTRAL& AND INDIANRIVER STATE COLLEGE.

(SAV9808/ TC 42:48 :2“I5 COLLEGE CLASSES SO ITMORE.”) SO RECENTLY, SHE GOTFRUSTRATED WHEN HER HOMEINTERNET KEPT CUTTING OUT.(SAC 9808/TC 41:25 :5“ITDIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE WHENYOUR INTERNET IS CUTTING OFFAND YOU KEEP DISCONNECTINGEVERY 20 MINUTES”) BAZAR SAYSITAND SCIENCE CLASSES.

(SAV9808/TC LAYALI BAZAR/DUALENROLLMENT STUDENT :8“IF YOULOSE THOSE 5 MINUTES.

YOU LOSEALL CRITICAL INFORMATION WHICHCAN HURT WHEN YOUWITH TESTS AND QUIZZES AND SOON”) ENTER, THE CITY OF PORTST.

LUCIE.

(SAV 9810/TC 9:05:4“THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITYWERE TREMENDOUS DURING THEPANDEMIC”) THROUGH CARES ACTDOLLARS, THE CITY INITIATED ANEW PROGRAM, OFFERING 2-THOUSAND FREE MOBILE HOT SPOTSTO FAMILIES STRUGGLING TOACCESS THE INTERNET.

SO FAR,MORE THAN HALF OF THE DEVICESHAVE BEEN GIVEN TO LOCALPUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.(SAV 9810/TC 9:57 CARMENCAPPEZUTTO/CITY OF PSL :11“SO WEPREPAID INTERNET SERVICE.

THEDEVICE IS FREE.

FAMILIES CANKEEP THE DEVICE WHENSUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES AND THEYMAY BE ABLE TO CONNECT IT AT AREDUCED RATE”) THERE AREINCOME ELIGIBILITYREQUIREMENTS, AND THE HOTSPOTHAS PARENTAL CONTROL TO FILTEROUT INAPPROPRIATE WEBSITES.

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