WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) - The Mississippi Department of Education dropped off the first batch of Chromebooks for West Point students Wednesday afternoon.
The state legislature awarded $200 million to provide technology to school districts across the state in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The West Point Consolidated School District received thousands of Chromebooks on Sept. 30, 2020.
West Point School Superintendent Burnell McDonald said more than 2,000 Chromebooks were delivered Wednesday.
Students in grades 3-12 will receive one. Students in pre-K through 2nd grade will receive iPads next.
McDonald is thankful his students will have the devices they need to succeed.
Students will receive the last batch of devices by mid-November.
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