Georgia Jordan walked into the North Division High School building Friday afternoon holding her mother's hand and stating her mission.
"I'm going to get my laptop, I'm going to get my laptop," the 2-year-old sang.
On Friday, Milwaukee Public Schools gave away 42 computers - a mix of iMacs and PCs and all of them desktops, despite Georgia's wish for a laptop - to the families of students at African-American Immersion High School.
Georgia's 17-year-old brother is a student there, so the family received a computer, a modem, free Internet access and a password that will allow Delisa Scott to check her children's grades, attendance and, in some cases, homework through the Parent Assistant link on the MPS homepage.
The district's Digital Inclusion Program, new this school year, is expected to distribute about 8,000 out-of-warranty computers to families whose children qualify for a free- or reduced-price lunch. The computers will be given to families throughout the year. Applications are available at district schools, said Trinette Harmon-Patterson, MPS' coordinator of learning technologies.
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