Kindness Counts: new WiFi installed in Mammoth for student use
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A technician with ViaSat installs a satellite receiver on top of the Mammoth Pool Building so kids in Mammoth will have access to internet./CopperArea
Americans, Arizonans and residents in the Tri-Community are working to find the “new normal” thanks to the pandemic of COVID-19. Restaurants are only serving take-out. Bars are closed. Businesses are shuttered.
The governor’s stay home directive has changed the face of education from pre-school through college. Many parents are now finding themselves in the role of homeschool teachers. They have support from the school districts, though. Teachers are now using Zoom and other online video conferencing apps to teach their students remotely.
But success in the new normal for students depends heavily on access to high speed internet. In Mammoth and San Manuel, many people rely on the public libraries for access to the internet. With the lockdown, both libraries are closed.
