MARION COUNTY, Fla. – As students finish their third week of distance learning in Marion oCunty, families have a new way to access online coursework.
With help from the Ocala Fiber Network, 10 school parking lots are now equipped with free wifi. Schools participating in the access include: Parent Patty Carroll expressed her frustration over using internet at home with her three children. "Once you get all of them on the wifi at home, nothing wants to open," she said. "It's just too much for the house internet, it can't handle it." The partnership with the city of Ocala and the school district was made possible because the city was already working on a plan to bring wifi to downtown Ocala, and had several wifi access points available