MPS students get chromebooks

MPS launched welcome week today, giving school supplies and chromebooks to families for the virtual start of the school year.

MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLFAMILIES SPENT THE MORNINGHERE AT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLPICKING UP SUPPLIES FOR ANHISTORIC VIRTUAL START TO THESCHOOL YEAR.TODAY BEGINS THE DISTRICT'SWELCOME WEEK...WITH WHATTHEY'RE CALLING "FRESHMANBRIDGE."FAMILIES PICKED UPCHROMEBOOKS...INSTRUCTIONALMATERIALS AND FACE MASKS.STAFFGREETED CARS FILLED WITHPARENTS AND STUDENTS WHO WERELINED UP TO CHECK OUT THEIRCHROMEBOOKS.MPS IS DOING APHASED-IN APPROACH TO THEUPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.THESUPERINTENDENT SAYS THANKS TOTHE GENEROSITY OF PEOPLEACROSS THE COMMUNITY, THEY'REABLE TO PROVIDE 2 CHROMEBOOKSPER STUDENT...ONE TO BE KEPTAT SCHOOL AND THE OTHER ATHOME...THAT'S IN ADDITION TOINTERNET HOTSPOTS FOR FAMILIESWHO NEED THEM.9:16:52DR. KEITH POSLEY/MPSSUPERINTENDENT: "We know whatwe have to do.

We know what weare up against and it's thingslike this as you see carscoming through to know thatour young people are ready togo to school.

We are ready tomeet them.

You see staff outhere that's fired up and readyto go making things happen."