As school lessons move online, some Baltimore neighborhoods have difficulty accessing the internet – Baltimore Sun

“That lack of connectivity, that is the key that literally isolates neighborhoods,” she said. Iyer and Coy said it is difficult for people to access information about keeping themselves safe from the virus, file for unemployment benefits, or continue work at home if they only have a smartphone. And principals said that while they can keep in contact with their students by phone, it is difficult for a child to do an assignment on a smartphone.