The Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent has announced that a large number of students are not studying online while staying home during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Austin Beutner says roughly two-thirds of high school students district-wide are taking part in line learning programs daily during the COVID-19 shutdown.
Beutner made the announcement during a digital briefing earlier today, stating that the remaining 32% – or about 40,000 students – have had no online contact with the district since schools closed earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic. That is a massive number of students.
According to the District Superintendent, nearly 80% of LAUSD families are not connected, and out of 120,000 high school students, approximately 15,000 have no online contact with their teachers or schools.
Beutner also announced that LAUSD has partnered with Verizon Wireless to reconnect student, stating that the partnership has already reconnected over 2,000 students.
Beutner said while device distribution to every student will be part of that effort, he also announced a fundraiser with CBS2/KCAL9, the Los Angeles Chargers, and iHeartRadio to raise money for students.
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