Classes across the country have gone online-only, but not all students have Internet access. To bridge the gap, one Texas district is deploying Wi-Fi broadcasting buses to big apartment complexes. (KUT)
as classes move online to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Students who live near the bus locations can access the free Wi-Fi on their school computers — not personal devices — weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the district said.for getting access to the Wi-Fi locations, AISD says students must be within 300 feet of the buses. Because the routers on the buses have a reach of between 150-300 feet, more buses will be deployed at bigger apartment complexes.
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