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Regina woman collecting laptops, tablets for kids who need them for online learning

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coronavirus pandemic were trying to keep up with their classes.“They were all trying to do homework on a cellphone — one cellphone,” said intensive family support worker Tamara Huget, who works with them through a Regina counselling service.Last week, when Regina’s public and Catholic school boards announced they would be moving lessons entirely online in the week before and the week after the holiday break, Huget knew that these students, and many others she assists, would likely fall behind.“They don’t have the technology,” said Huget, who is trying to change that.On Wednesday, she put a call out on social media, seeking laptops, tablets and other devices that could be of help to 34 families with a combined 85 kids.

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