As I plan for our laptop rollout in August, I have been thinking about
including in the packet some information regarding laptop insurance. Has
any laptop school had good or bad experiences with specific programs that
insure laptops? We had a case this year where a student who is on financial
aid was given a laptop purchased by the school and the laptop was
subsequently stolen from his home during a robbery. That happened in the
fall. While the family appears to have had some home insurance, we have
received nothing from the family or rather their insurance company to cover
part of the cost of the laptop. We are thinking that we should require any
family to whom the school gives a laptop to purchase specific laptop
insurance.
Thanks,
Barbara
Barbara Streuli
Technology Specialist
Rocky Hill School
530 Ives Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818
401 884-9070 ext 118
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