More than 30,000 laptops headed to Alabama schools for use in distance learning programs this fall have been halted by U.S. customs officials, reportedly over a human rights dispute, according to local officials.
Some $1.3 million worth of computer equipment is currently being held and some may not make their way to school districts until October, according to Ryan Hollingsworth, the director of the School Superintendents of Alabama, which represents the superintendents of all of the state’s 138 school districts.
