COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – Over $100,000 in grant money will be used to add WI-FI to 44 Columbus County school buses.
According to Jeffrey Greene, the Transportation Director for Columbus County Schools, the money comes from the Smart School Bus Safety Pilot Program: a federal grant that allows add-ons like Wi-Fi, and GPS tracking to school buses.
The Smart School Bus Safety Pilot Program gave Columbus County Schools $119,090 for the additions. Greene says the WI-FI will allow students to get more work done before they get home.
The internet will be provided by a service called Kajeet. The Wi-Fi will be limited access and only allow students to access sites like Google Classroom.
“Hopefully, you know, they can do some homework before they get home if they can do an hour of homework, while they’re on the bus when they get home they ain’t got to worry about it is something I had to weigh give them …