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When students returned to the classroom after summer break, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools made it clear to their parents that there will be financial consequences from now on if district-issued Chromebooks, iPads or hot spots are lost or stolen.

The district-wide changes follow a WCNC Charlotte investigation that identified nearly $1.5 million worth of missing student technology.

"This was one of the things to get fast-tracked and I made it a dedication of mine and a priority of our department," Candace Salmon-Hosey, the chief technology officer for CMS, said. "I believe we need accountability. We need oversight at the district level."

A WCNC Charlotte investigation previously found CMS lost track of more than 10,000 student devices during the pandemic, funded mostly by federal COVID-19 dollars. The district made no concerted effort to recoup money from students and parents to cover the losses and taxpayers paid for thousands of mobile hot spots that went unused. WCNC Charlotte's investigation also found some student devices occasionally end up at pawn shops.

CMS rolled out new fees, student forms and procedures at the start of the school year as part of an overhaul of the school system's device program. Salmon-Hosey, who started in early 2022, promised changes in the wake of WCNC Charlotte's reporting.

"I think collectively in leadership our interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh, the cabinet members that I work with, my department, I think collectively, we all want to do the right thing," she said.

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