The Christina School District is now the first district in the nation to introduce the ADIBOT, an ultraviolet-light-based disinfection robot, in its schools.
The district used a donation from the Friends of Christina School District to purchase seven robots to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The robots were tested in a two-week pilot program at the Bancroft and Bayard schools in January.
Superintendent Dan Shelton said Christina was considering using UV technology, and the partnership with FOCSD gave the district the finances necessary to act on that desire. The robots play a different role from previous technologies Christina purchased, such as steronizers, as they kill germs on classroom surfaces rather than impact air quality.