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Arizona students return to in-person learning on Monday
A year ago to the day that Gov. Doug Ducey closed schools because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students were returning to classrooms. Author: Colleen Sikora Updated: 4:27 AM MST March 16, 2021
PHOENIX A year after Gov. Doug Ducey ordered schools to shut down, thousands of students went back to class on Monday.
Ducey ordered most districts in the state to open their doors for in-person learning by March 15 this year.
Several districts, like Tempe Union High School District, had already made plans to return to class before Ducey’s executive order.
Students, parents, administrators feel like it s first day of school