William Thornton
33,000+ laptops, bound for Alabama schools, held up in customs
At least 18 school systems across Alabama are waiting on more than 33,000 new laptops, currently languishing in customs. Ryan Hollingsworth is director of the School Superintendents of Alabama, the organization representing the superintendents of all of Alabama’s 138 school districts. He said the laptops are being held as part of a human rights dispute. It is unclear what specific human rights dispute is holding up the equipment. The US Commerce Department has taken action over the last few months chiefly against imports made with suspected forced labor.