ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – With the temporary closure of Olympia High School, students have had to pivot to the LaunchEd at home learning platform but one parent, Margo Dinardo, said her son doesn’t have a working laptop.She said they’ve been waiting weeks to get one from Orange County Public Schools.“There’s no computers available, he’s number 70 on a list for Olympia High School,” said Dinardo.Dinardo said her son, Eric, is a 10th grader at the school.
He has autism and is an ESE student, based on the recommendation from his teachers, she signed him up for face-to-face learning.However, with the temporary closure due to COVID-19 cases connected to the school, he’s now at home doing LaunchEd.Dinardo said they first discovered Eric’s computer.