Cincinnati Public Schools Distributing Computers To High School Students

Press release from Cincinnati Public Schools:

April 23, 2020

Cincinnati Public Schools will hand out electronic devices to high school students, starting with 11th-graders on Friday, April 24, 2020.

The iPads are for CPS students who do not have access to computers to do schoolwork during the COVID-19 mandatory shutdown. (Devices were distributed to 12th-graders April 22, 2020.) The devices are on loan to students and must be returned at a to-be determined date.

Please bring your CPS student ID, or another photo identification.

The distribution begins with 11th-graders on April 24, followed by lower grades on this schedule:

• 10th-graders — Monday, April 27
• 9th-graders — Wednesday, April 29
• 8th-graders — Friday, May 1
• 7th-graders — Monday, May 4

Students may pick up devices between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the following locations; pull into the front driveway, and a CPS technician will give instructions:

• Aiken New Tech High School, 5641 Belmont Avenue, 45224
• Midway School, 3156 Glenmore Avenue, 45211
• Shroder High School, 5030 Duck Creek Road, 45227
• Woodward Career Technical High School, 7005 Reading Road, 45237

Guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control, Governor DeWine and the Ohio Health Department will be followed during the distribution.

CPS students who are unable to come on the designated day can come on another distribution day.

This press release was produced by Cincinnati Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.