District seeks VR training simulators

The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees voted to issue a request for proposal regarding virtual equipment simulators.

The board initially heard a presentation about the simulators last month, when Special Services Director Alan Demaret said the simulators could be used to help students in the special services department obtain higher paying jobs.

The simulators discussed at that time were a forklift simulator and a heavy equipment simulator that could be used to train for multiple types of equipment.

Demaret said last month the training could mean the difference betw...