These problems may have the biggest effect in large school districts enrolling more than 25,000 students. According to Smith, large districts account for roughly 17 million school children, but only 16 percent of these districts had reported Y2K compliance as of June. Senator Robert Bennett, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Y2K, asked Smith to characterize the implications of Y2K failures. Smith said federal student financial aid programs may be threatened by Y2K problems. Many colleges and universities will also face problems with their infrastructure.
Some campuses generate their own electricity and have large telecommunications networks.
Kobulnicky also testified that problems are more likely to occur in more complicated systems, such as with smartcard technologies, which allow students to use one card for library, food, security, and identification services. Send it . Use this version. E-mail this to a friend. Wired Digital Inc., a Lycos Network site.