Sarasota school district asking for student technology needs in case of closure

District officials are collecting information who may need a laptop or hotspot in the event of a coronavirus-related closure.

By Brynn Mechem
| 1:39 p.m. March 12, 2020

Sarasota
Schools

Sarasota County Schools officials are attempting to identify students who may need to check out a laptop computer or an internet hotspot in the event that a public school closure is necessary.

Should the school campuses close as a result of coronavirus, the district would switch to a home-based learning system. Ahead of what the district calls and unlikely closure, the district wants to identify students who would have a technological need at home.

To do so, the district is asking parents and guardians of public school students to complete a brief online survey.

There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in district students, though two were excluded from school because of their contact with an individual who tested positive for the virus.