Beverly High to require costly MacBooks in ’11
BEVERLY — Beverly High School will require all students to bring their own laptop computer to class beginning in fall 2011, a move that school officials say will bring educational advantages in an increasingly high-tech world.
“I don’t know how people are going to do it. People don’t have the money for that. A lot of people can’t even afford to eat right now. That’s wrong,’’ said Lisa McKenna, who will have two daughters at the high school next year. Her family uses PCs rather than Macs, she said.
The 1,200-student Beverly school will be one of a few in the state to require every student to have his or her own laptop.
Superintendent James Hayes Jr. said the school will help families obtain computers.
Parents will be able to lease MacBooks for $25 per month, with an option to buy.
Children of low-income families will be offered free or discounted computers,
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