AUSTRALIA COMPUTERS STOLEN http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/does-not-compute-school-laptops-stolen-or-broken/story-e6freuzi-1225976832269
ALMOST 10,000 warranty claims have been made on public school laptop computers distributed to NSW students and teachers under the Digital Education Revolution.
Data provided by the Department of Education and Training also shows 588 laptops were reported lost or stolen by October 26 this year, just 15 months after the laptop rollout began.
One student - robbed of his laptop as he walked home from Plumpton High School in November 2009 - was offered counselling. Some schools have had a staggering number of claims:
* HENRY Kendall High School in Gosford has sent 109 computers back for repairs;
* NEARBY Narara Valley High School has made 78 claims; and
* IN Sydney, The Forest High School in Frenchs Forest has had 75 claims while Rooty Hill has had 70.
Since the start of the distribution of laptops, almost 130,000 computers have been given to children while about 20,000 have been given to teachers.
A department spokesman said faulty hinges on the 2009 model chosen for students and screen problems with the 2010 model contributed to the claims.
"The number of missing laptops is under the expected range of attrition," he said.
"A pool of laptops has been provided to ensure there are spare laptops for new enrolments and short-term loans pending repair of broken devices."
Another 62,000 computers will be given to Year 9 students next year. Students are required to sign a "user agreement" promising not to misuse or mistreat new laptops and parents must also sign a charter about their child's internet use.
The State Government said it planned for up to 13,000 computers being lost or damaged.
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