Kyle Carter, right, community outreach manager of StreetCode Academy in East Palo Alto, hands a laptop to a student after schools moved to distance learning in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. StreetCode is a nonprofit that provides free tech education to students in East Palo Alto and is now raising FUNDS to provide laptops and internet access to local students. (Photo courtesy of StreetCode Academy)

As schools around East Palo Alto reopen with virtual learning, educators are focused on providing tech support to low-income students so they can fully participate in school from home.

Like many California counties, San Mateo County is on the state’s COVID-19 watchlist, so its schools must conduct distance learning. Internet connectivity is a must, which can be a problem for some.

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