The Duval County School District sold out of 500 used laptops in less than three hours Friday morning.
The computers went on sale at 8 a.m. Half were bought online, and half were sold at the district administration office.
Used but still working computers are being offered to parents of students at $50 apiece this year.
Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said that will help narrow the digital divide, as many students are assigned work on computers yet don’t have them at home.
District spokeswoman Laureen Ricks says more laptops will be available throughout the year as they’re retired and sent out for cleanings.
The district spends $15 per computer to have them cleaned, netting $35. The district previously made about $20 per computer by selling them to be recycled.
Lindsey Kilbride can be reached at lkilbride@wjct.org, 904-358-6359 or on Twitter at @lindskilbride.
Photo: “Children at School” used under Creative Commons.
