Updated December 18, 2020 12:19 p.m. EST
By Indira Eskieva, WRAL Eastern North Carolina reporter
Scotland Neck, N.C. When fifth grader Tenavion Pitts comes to the First Baptist Church in Halifax County, he gets assistance with his schoolwork and connection to the Internet a service he does not have at home.
Pitts says he doesn t have Internet at home, like 20% of students in the Halifax County School District. The school district has partnered with several rural churches to start learning pods with high-speed Internet connections. From the start of the year until now, and with the learning pods tied in, it s been a total turnaround, said Ben Eustice, Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy s principal.