Cape Girardeau approves half-million for laptops for high school students

The Cape Girardeau Board of Education agreed to spend half a million dollars to buy laptops for all high school students and eighth graders Tuesday night.

The target date to give the computers to the high school students is Jan. 7.

Tentatively, the district plans to distribute the laptops to eighth-graders in August, but may add seventh-graders at that time as well.

The district is finalizing its 1:1 student computer-use handbook in preparation for parent meetings in October. The meetings will cover laptop etiquette, expectations of students and parents, insurance for the devices and how they will affect instruction.