Most of this additional funding will go toward technology purchases, totaling $1.27 million, the release said. Those purchases will include giving 450 homes internet access, providing 1,170 internet-capable devices to families who have expressed a need, and an additional 2,299 devices for families with students in kindergarten through fourth grade, which will ensure each student in the school division will have a device assigned to them. The funds will also provide equipment to assist teachers working remotely, and also unspecified technology to assist students with disabilities.

“We are thankful to our partners on the Prince George County Board of Supervisors for providing this additional CARES Act funding to the school division,” Prince George County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Pennycuff said in the release. “This funding allows us to be able to make purchases that support our efforts to provide high-quality instruction to our students on campus and virtually in a manner that protects the health and safety of our entire school community.”