Focus Daily News
Duncanville ISD is reaching out to their students several ways, through specially equipped school buses to provide high speed internet. and by personally contacting students.
A new program called ‘WiFi on Wheels’ takes internet access to students who may have unreliable or no service at all. School buses equipped with internet transmitters are parked in four locations throughout the district. They offer free wi-fi to as many students as possible. Because buses are mobile, the internet access locations can change to meet the needs of students.
“This program gives us another layer of support through a different avenue,” said Andrea Fields, the Duncanville ISD Chief of Staff and Operations. “People don’t typically think of transportation supporting internet access for students. To complement what we’ve already done through the Technology Department, we hope we’re helping to close the digital divide.”