School districts are facing difficulty securing Chromebooks for students this year due to supply shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic. With students across US starting the school year at home, laptops and computers have become necessities to participate in classes or do coursework. Chromebooks – which run on Google's Chrome operating system – have been a popular choice for students thanks to their low-price range. But communities have been struck with Chromebook shortages over the last few weeks, due to high, nationwide demand for the machines and a slowdown in production. According to the Associated Press, Lenovo, HP and Dell – three companies that make their own versions of Chromebooks – have said they will be short five million laptop units this year. The outlet said the shortages were made worse by sanctions placed on Chinese suppliers by the Trump administration.