4:57 p.m. EST, January 6, 2012
COLCHESTER ? Colchester Elementary School has purchased an Apple iPad that will enable parents in the military to participate in their child's teacher conference from just about anywhere in the world.
The device was purchased with money from a $500 grant from the Military Child Education Coalition, a nonprofit organization that promotes educational opportunities for children of military personnel.
The grant was part of a $3,000 award that the education coalition presented in June to the Southeastern Connecticut Military Superintendents Liaison Committee. The liaison committee decided to distribute the $3,000 among area school districts where children of service members are enrolled.
Barbara Gilbert, the Colchester school district's director of curriculum, said the iPad will be at the elementary school because it is the only public school in town with wireless Internet access, and the absence of a parent is felt more acutely by younger children. The iPad will enable students to talk to their parents during parent/teacher conferences via Skype or Face Time.
"The youngest children have [more] hardships and suffer a little more," Gilbert said.
Gilbert said 116 schoolchildren in town have family members in the military, including active duty, reserve and the National Guard.
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