- November 19, 2024
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Of the roughly 3,200 MacBook laptops loaned to students at Flagler Palm Coast High School and Matanzas High School, just six seem to be gone for good.
Those six were reported lost or stolen — a lost laptop is considered stolen if it doesn't turn up within a few days — and another 26 laptops were damaged and needed repairs.
"It's cracked screens, water damage or somebody knocks one off of a table," Flagler Schools Technology Director Ryan Deising said.
The numbers are inside of the range the school district expected, although it's early to start making calculations, he said. "We're figured about 5% breakage over the course of a year," he said.
The first laptops loaned out to students went to i3 Academy students at Flagler Palm Coast High School, who started the school year with them in August, he said. The rest were loaned out to students in October.
Students pay escalating fines, in most cases starting at $100, for damaged district laptops.
